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As an American, I hope so, but it is also pretty deeply ingrained. Cities and towns have also already been built spread out and many homes are completely depend
by asveikau 7y ago
As an American, I hope so, but it is also pretty deeply ingrained. Cities and towns have also already been built spread out and many homes are completely dependent on getting in a car as a necessary first action. Around cities, many are also priced out of where they work with transit not up to the task.
But perhaps those who are able to WFH are getting a glimpse of what it can be like.
- briandear 7y agoSpread out homes sound like a feature not a bug. Population density increases infectious disease R0.
- asveikau 7y agoIf we consider the pandemic an exceptional event... Why should we optimize for exceptional events and ignore the cost on a normal day? We should destroy our own health and the health of our planet so that you can feel good about not catching once-in-a-century infectious disease? Density has many upsides. Economists have shown that denser cities are correlated with productivity gains at a rate surpassing the density increases. The lack of it has many costs, and not just the economic ones or less efficient use of resources. Increased motor vehicles on a personal scale leads to obesity, stress. On a global scale, it is harmful to the planet. Note the news reports of clearer skies from a very cease in this activity.
- xienze 7y agoTrying to undo your downvote brigade. People don’t want to hear it, but it’s the truth. Density without serious mitigation efforts results in massive spread, see New York.