Suburbs vs Cities Debate

Commenters argue over whether described experiences or characteristics apply to suburbs, cities, small towns, or Silicon Valley specifically, challenging generalizations about suburban life versus urban areas.

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nullc • Aug 11, 2022 • View on HN

More of a property of suburbia than silicon valley.

azinman2 • Mar 19, 2024 • View on HN

Sounds more like a town/city than a suburb to me.

pavel_lishin • Oct 28, 2025 • View on HN

That doesn't sound like the city I lived in to me, that sounds like my suburban neighborhood.

protonfish • Jul 29, 2014 • View on HN

I am not sure that the suburbs you are talking about are the same suburbs everyone else is talking about.

simonebrunozzi • Sep 7, 2019 • View on HN

Suburbs of a big city != small city

tptacek • Sep 17, 2013 • View on HN

What neighborhoods? Surely, not the whole city.

stretchwithme • Jun 26, 2012 • View on HN

maybe its more like suburbia than a ghost town.

flyingfences • Mar 8, 2022 • View on HN

Your "the suburbs" dismisses most small cities and large towns in the US.

axiom92 • Apr 5, 2020 • View on HN

Sounds like you were in the city (SF). The suburbs are much better!

missingrib • Jun 26, 2022 • View on HN

I'm not sure you're accurately describing a suburb.