Why do many political issues seem to divide along urban and rural lines?
Does the urban and rural generalized mindset highlight an innate desire for complexity and simplicity, respectively?
Does degree of socialization or interpersonal trust play a role?
Could the urban vs rural divide be a manifestation of collectivist and individualist leanings a la East vs West?
Does urbanity shield from harsh realities (fragility of food production, for example) that make ruralites more risk averse?
Maybe it is a natural thing exists in humans because we had a need for it. In most of human history, if there was any small group of people that managed to get their shit together long enough to have some sort of settlement, any change introduced to that group would almost certainly be problematic. New people showing up is bad, a change in the weather is bad, literally anything that disrupts a small part of daily life is bad.
If these people were so dissatisfied with the monotony of living within a small population where fuck all happens, they would not be there. Some people move away from the communities, leaving a group that is just naturally resistant to any sort of change, I suppose.