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I live in one now on the 10th floor, its nice a beautiful view of downtown Portland, The hills behind downtown as well as Mt Hood and the mountains. I don't think I would want this type of living for the rest of my life, but for now it is very nice.
I prefer low-rise living myself but love to visit people who live in highrises. My preference has less to do with safety than it does scale. I just like knowing who the people in my building are and using a few flights of stairs rather than an elevator all the time.
I would prefer not to, but don't fault others for doing so. It is pretty ironic; because I love dense cities. The densest cities, though, are formed from Paris style density -- where 3-6 story buildings are commonplace. Even most New Yorkers live in mid-rises.
/\Most people who live in urban areas don't go and buy a week's worth of groceries. Most highrise dwellers would not have a large, domestic animal either. Instead, they have a cat and live within a couple blocks of a grocer and can make multiple trips. your food is fresher. People adapt to wherever they live. When you live on five acres, you get to mow a lawn.
Of course, you only need to mow the lawn if you plant grass in the first place. There are plenty of other ground coverings you can plant.
But getting back to skyscrapers, I think it would be fun to stay in a place so high up that you could be above the weather and look down on it.
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