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Originally Posted by UrbanRevival
Once again, cities don't have a high quality-of-life; people have a high quality-of-life.
I know that sounds pedantic, but it's a critical distinction. No one receives a high quality-of-life by virtue of where they live being the only factor or consideration. This is to say nothing of the subjectivity of how something so nebulous like "QOL" is even measured.
As long as there's things like segregation end disparities/inequities (and differing demographic profiles for cities based on things like industry mix and social class), QOL is fundamentally based on individual experiences and degree of economic privilege. And no two cities can be realitistically compared (using whatever "QOL" metrics are devised) without considering that context.
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It's not only pedantic but it's just plain wrong. There are definitely differences in quality of life between different cities. The weather for starters, or the quality of urban amenities, the food, the culture etc.
If your point is simply that wealthier people enjoy a higher quality of life, then well yeah, that goes without saying...