Likewise, and I really disagree. Sure urban and suburban areas are like that, but so much more of the country is rural. If you only traveled to cities in 40/50 states I’m sure that’s the impression you might get. But surely some of those states were in the West, and you can’t deny that once you pass the sprawl it’s open range. Same here in Maine minus the open. After Portland communities are very localized, same in New Hampshire, same in Vermont, same in Upstate New York. Now, Maine and Vermont both have anti billboard legislation so that has a big effect but regardless, once you’re off the highway, outside of the East Coast megalopolis, things get real sparce real quick. I would argue that semi remote quasi wilderness is significantly more common in the US by population/land area than all but a few similarly sized countries, like Russia, Canada, and Australia.
Edit: let’s call “semi remote quasi wilderness” anything 5 miles or more from road access.
“Everywhere” is a figure of speech. It does not mean that literally every square inch is covered in this urban blight, just that it is so widely dispersed and pervasive that just about everyone has to suffer it.
It absolutely isn’t and all that comment shows is ignorance about rural America
I’ve been to about 40 outta 50 states. It’s damn near EVERYWHERE.
Likewise, and I really disagree. Sure urban and suburban areas are like that, but so much more of the country is rural. If you only traveled to cities in 40/50 states I’m sure that’s the impression you might get. But surely some of those states were in the West, and you can’t deny that once you pass the sprawl it’s open range. Same here in Maine minus the open. After Portland communities are very localized, same in New Hampshire, same in Vermont, same in Upstate New York. Now, Maine and Vermont both have anti billboard legislation so that has a big effect but regardless, once you’re off the highway, outside of the East Coast megalopolis, things get real sparce real quick. I would argue that semi remote quasi wilderness is significantly more common in the US by population/land area than all but a few similarly sized countries, like Russia, Canada, and Australia.
Edit: let’s call “semi remote quasi wilderness” anything 5 miles or more from road access.
“Everywhere” is a figure of speech. It does not mean that literally every square inch is covered in this urban blight, just that it is so widely dispersed and pervasive that just about everyone has to suffer it.
Everywhere has rural areas and farmland. That’s not unique to America.
Built up areas however tend to be car-centric, billboard clad hellscapes in America in a far larger proportion than most of the rest of the world.