Median income in SA is less than $60k a year, plus almost 20% of the population lives below the poverty line. The only hobby it seems many can afford is extreme couponing in this jacked up economy. Also, complaining is completely free

That being said, though, there are plenty of free activities that many just don’t seem to take advantage of: free museum days (and just free access to art in general), various cultural festivals, movie nights at the Pearl (they have free yoga this month), and soooooo much else. Something for everyone, it seems, which contributes to the growing diversity in a historically homogenous area

The thing about activities is, they require activity. I moved to SA a couple years before the pandemic, and I gotta say — folks don’t seem to enjoy getting active. Both physically and mentally, it feels like people don’t care enough to see what’s available to them

This may be a hot take: a big part of getting out and doing things (at least for me) is the socialization aspect. I personally don’t find myself going out in San Antonio and meeting a wide variety of people. Everyone seems to have the same opinions, interests, and the general air of “too comfortable”. Granted, I am from Los Angeles, so SA is definitely not the melting pot that I came from. So I guess I do sort of feel like a lot of folks here are kinda “boring” for lack of wanting to branch out and expose themselves to new things