The totalitarian Nihilist regimes of this century have undertaken, as an integral part of their programs, the ruthless "reeducation" of their peoples. Few subjected to this process for any length of time have entirely escaped its influence; in a landscape where A is nightmare, one's sense of reality and truth inevitably suffers. A subtler "re-education," quite humane in its means but nonetheless Nihilist in its consequences, has been practiced for some time in the free world, and nowhere more persistently or effectively than in its intellectual center, the academic world. Here external coercion is replaced by internal persuasion; a deadly skepticism reigns, hidden behind the remains of a "Christian heritage" in which few believe, and even fewer with deep conviction. The profound responsibility the scholar once possessed, the communication of truth, has been reneged; and A the pretended "humility" that seeks to conceal this fact behind sophisticated chatter on "the limits of human knowledge," is but another mask of the Nihilism the Liberal academician shares with the extremists of our day. Youth that--until it is "re-educated" in the academic environment-- still thirsts for truth, is taught instead of truth the "history of ideas," or its interest is diverted into "comparative" studies, and the all-pervading relativism and skepticism inculcated in these studies is sufficient to kill in almost all the natural thirst for truth.

The academic world--and these words are neither lightly nor easily spoken--has become today, in large part, a source of corruption. It is corrupting to hear or read the words of men who do not believe in truth. It is yet more corrupting to receive, in place of truth, more learning and scholarship which, if they are presented as ends in themselves, are no more than parodies of the truth they were meant to serve, no more than a facade behind which there is no substance. It is, tragically, corrupting even to be, exposed to the primary virtue still left to the academic world, the integrity of the best of its representatives--if this integrity serves, not the truth, but skeptical scholarship, and so seduces men all the more effectively to the gospel of subjectivism and unbelief this scholarship conceals. It is corrupting, finally, simply to live and work in an atmosphere totally permeated by a false conception of truth, wherein Christian Truth is seen as irrelevant to the central academic concerns, wherein even those who still believe this Truth can only sporadically make their voices heard above the skepticism promoted by the academic system. The evil, of course, lies primarily in the system itself, which is founded upon untruth, and only incidentally in the many professors whom this system permits and encourages to preach it.

- Seraphim Rose, Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age

While the city prides itself on its towering achievements, its very altitude serves to alienate man from the earth from which he sprung; meanwhile, the countryside, in its humble sprawl, keeps one's feet firmly planted on the ground, fostering a kinship with the soil that nurtures not just crops, but souls.

I'm gonna say... Yes, you can

"Car-free community" apparently means not just no roads, but also that everything needs to be crammed literally right next to each other with no room for any natural scenery

Place sold for $60k

Here's that monthly bill assuming a tiny 3% down payment and a whopping 8% interesting rate.

You can't buy a house in today's economy, anon. Be depressed and stew in your misery, there's definitely not a way out that's easily in reach

Area had some good stats, too

https://t.me/TheDailyPoor/1450?single

From Poor Chat:

Sure there's no crime and the streets are clean but what about muh authentic street food and drag shows? And it's not near a globohomocorp office so I can't work for an employer who loathes me and will bar me from employment soon because of the color of my skin.

You may think I'm being facetious but that's the summary of every millennial/zoomer "woah is me" tiktok

Might be worth stating this directly:

Conventional advice dictates that you should make $2093 a month to afford this. Looked up who's hiring full time near here. Gas station down the street is hiring at $14 an hour for basic cashiering positions. Working there full would get you $2480 a month gross income, which exceeds the amount you'd need to afford this house.

"But The Daily Poor, there's no jobs in these areas 😢."

Local grocery store is looking for a manager, paying $4k per month. No degree required

About once a month, I'll be out shopping somewhere or doing something and a fellow or lady who owns or manages the establishment will ask me if I'd like to work for them.

Urban folks just don't understand how easy it is to get a job out here in BFM.

Businesses out here are desperate for workers. In the cities, they have millions of disposable drones. Which position would you rather be in?

"Thanks, Portland."