you're missing the point. you have access to food an necessitites, but would you feel the same way if you were underage/disabled/unable to afford a car? you are restricted to the ~3 miles around you, which is often not more than a few strip malls, some of which are across very dangerous roads.

yes life is fine in nj provided you can keep up on loan/lease, insurance and gas, and don't mind driving for 40 minutes to get "local ramen" 15 minutes away. but it doesn't compare to (being wealthy enough to afford) life in Manhattan, where everything you need is available within a half-mile walk from your home, and everything in the world is a 6 mile bike ride away (and you don't have to take your life in your hands biking on highways to get around).