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A catch-all term that includes Suburban, Exurban, & Rural areas in North America where you need a car for everything.

It includes all places shaped by low-density single-family zoning, car-dependency, & [consumerism]. It does not include TV-style walkable suburbs like Springfield or rural agrarian areas where everyone grows their own food.

The Sprawls is where a growing majority of Americans actually live but TV refuses to display. Whether you live in a beige McMansion in the suburbs or a [trailer home] near a cow field, both can say they live in The Sprawls.

Life in the Sprawls is defined by a lack of walkable old-town areas, lack of 3rd places or nightlife, huge parkinglots, LOTS of driving, & hardcore [consumerism] & [commercialism]. There's little to do in Sprawl towns other than shopping & driving. Human contact is minimal & transactional. Most of your time will be spent indoors or sitting in traffic.

The Sprawls came to be after WW2 & the rapid expansion of the auto industry & suburbs, especially in real estate landgrabs like in Texas.

Many people are dependent on [social media] for human interaction since the Sprawls are designed to isolate us. Meeting people requires planning, driving, spending money, & scheduling weeks ahead. Over time life in The Sprawls produces loneliness, boredom, screen addiction, resentment, & the feeling that life is permanently stalled even if you’re “doing everything right.”

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