I think the inner city urban environment usually is best in younger life. A certain amount of minimalism and hedonistic lifestyle are why most people choose to live in major cities. Otherwise you have a very established family with a long reputation and the city feels like a permanent part of your life. 

As well, it’s important to keep the context of the city. Why someone comes to New York is very different than why someone comes to say, Singapore, Or somewhere like Amsterdam. Your ambition and cultural identity plays into how you relate with people and belong to a city. 

I agree though there is a life outside this that offers something special as well. Island life has always made me feel very alive and enriched. The capitalist nature of my life is a challenge to this because there is usually almost no economic activity in islands, But everything anyone would want to feel happy. 

I lived in Berlin, And Copenhagen, An both places added a cultural aspect to my life I could not find anywhere else. London is a major city I would love to spend time in because of its relevance to my family history, But I see my financial progress really taking a hit in this antiquated center of the world.  We York just feels like a very expensive part of who I have always been. Interesting but nothing new to me. 

Asian cities feel like places trying to copy the west. With exception to big cultural sites, The forbidden city, The castles of Japan, The temples of Southeast Asia, The main activities are shopping. It is pretty much impossible for a western person to come to Asia and earn lots of money. 

I am excited about Madeira and the future there. As bitcoin gains value life in Madeira becomes more and more attainable.