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I think that, in the long run, we will see a de-urbanization movement pushed by all the works that, being potentially done from remote, will be done from remote

by yulaow 7y ago

I think that, in the long run, we will see a de-urbanization movement pushed by all the works that, being potentially done from remote, will be done from remote. This will bring _a_lot_ of consequences like a drastic drop on rent and prices of apartments, a fast reduction of small shop/pub/restaurants inside the big cities, a change in the way universities make courses, etc... It is going to impact every aspect of life considering we pushed urbanization to its limit in the last 6-8 decades.

MuffinFlavored 7y ago
I wish a fraction of the employers right now asking people to work from home realized "shit, people could work from home all of the time, not just during a global pandemic"
- peteradio 7y ago
  Old world managers would freak.
blendo 7y ago
Urbanization has been a hot mess of disease for the last 5000 years. And our biological evolution hasn't had time to catch up. See "Against the Grain", by James C. Scott (https://www.amazon.com/Against-Grain-History-Earliest-States/dp/0300182910 https://www.amazon.com/Against-Grain-History-Earliest-States...), and also "The Story of the Human Body", by Daniel E. Lieberman (https://www.amazon.com/Story-Human-Body-Evolution-Disease/dp/030774180X https://www.amazon.com/Story-Human-Body-Evolution-Disease/dp...). I'm seeing guidance to, over next weeks and months, increase ventilation, open windows, and socialize outdoors instead of inside. Fortunately, it's spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. Long term, the WFH trend may only increase. Maybe light industrial work could disperse as well? I was struck by NY Times list of the workers who face the greatest coronavirus risks (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/15/business/economy/coronavirus-worker-risk.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/15/business/econ...). Least risk? Loggers.

by yulaow 7y ago

MuffinFlavored 7y ago

I wish a fraction of the employers right now asking people to work from home realized "shit, people could work from home all of the time, not just during a global pandemic"

peteradio 7y ago
Old world managers would freak.

blendo 7y ago

Urbanization has been a hot mess of disease for the last 5000 years. And our biological evolution hasn't had time to catch up. See "Against the Grain", by James C. Scott (https://www.amazon.com/Against-Grain-History-Earliest-States/dp/0300182910 https://www.amazon.com/Against-Grain-History-Earliest-States...), and also "The Story of the Human Body", by Daniel E. Lieberman (https://www.amazon.com/Story-Human-Body-Evolution-Disease/dp/030774180X https://www.amazon.com/Story-Human-Body-Evolution-Disease/dp...). I'm seeing guidance to, over next weeks and months, increase ventilation, open windows, and socialize outdoors instead of inside. Fortunately, it's spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. Long term, the WFH trend may only increase. Maybe light industrial work could disperse as well? I was struck by NY Times list of the workers who face the greatest coronavirus risks (https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/15/business/economy/coronavirus-worker-risk.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/03/15/business/econ...). Least risk? Loggers.