"It doesn't make you happy because it's not made for humans."

So ... a hedge-fund manager writes to Salon.com for some advice,

"The problem is that, ever since we moved in [to a big suburban house], I've been having a visceral feeling that this move was a terrible, terrible mistake -- I hate the feeling of slowly falling asleep in suburbia and never waking up. And I hate the commute. And I hate not being able to walk anywhere. And the lack of character."

The advice is worth reading ...