Yes, you can live somewhere else, and differently from the "commute, work, sleep" routine.
It will soon be 26 years since I started building businesses from home, long before it was "fashionable", and then went out of fashion again.
It is not for everyone. Being an employee, or generally living in a more urban environment, may suit some people better.
And that is not a problem: it is a very good thing. Diversity creates balance.
But I am fed up with people telling me they have "no choice" "because...": we always have a choice. We just have to own it!