COVID-19 spurred more Americans to stay home. But this trend didn't start or end with the pandemic, research shows.
    • roofuskit@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 months ago

      Actually, most people just can’t afford to leave. With so few spaces being public these days you can’t leave your house without spending money you don’t have.

      • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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        3 months ago

        Actually, most people just can’t afford to leave

        Yeah that’s a better answer. Only reason I can leave the house basically at all is because (1) my parents pay for gas and (2) college is the only place I have to go. But my answer is true too; it sucks because everyone is too poor to leave.