Was just in the city for the weekend and every time I go I don't know how I ever lived there, I flash back to the dread of those times. It's disgusting, congested, and people detached from nature every day somehow become more animal like under a veneer of domestication.

Going to a small town (under 10k people) every few weeks for supplies is about as much as I can tolerate, and even that I time for efficiency and minimal crowds.

Business travel to cities has its novelties, when I don't have access to my own kitchen a decent restaurant can have nice UX... I enjoy historical sights and architecture... but also in this way places like Manhattan are kind of like a theme park. They only exist as places to go make money so you can afford to live somewhere else.