What you say makes so much sense! I can relate to a lot of it! I often yearn for that idyllic small community village, homestead community. It would be so cool to live in a self sufficient community where you could work together, bater and trade products and services and have your own homestead to be creative and alone when you want to be. We have an on-line version on steemit :) - just need a real world one.

Not many people that I know would choose our lifestyle. They come for a relaxing weekend to escape but they are happy to go back to it all. They feel energized and stimulated from cities and crowed streets, shopping and all that. It's a lot easier in a lot of ways. Their busy lives make it possible to avoid facing real issues with their kids, marriages, health, society etc. Distractions are the name of the game ...or so it seems.