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Urbanization has been going strong as a trend for more than 100 years and I think it's reasonable to assume it won't stop anytime soon. If that's correct, densi

by hnarn 7y ago

Urbanization has been going strong as a trend for more than 100 years and I think it's reasonable to assume it won't stop anytime soon. If that's correct, density in cities will only increase, and most remote workers will not be outside of the city anyway. People enjoy having an entertainment-dense area to be in during the weekends and evenings, and they enjoy being able to go there without taking their car for an hour. So even with remote work, I don't think it does much to alleviate the problems associated with urban density. Remote work is a great idea for many reasons, if nothing else it lessens unnecessary load on infrastructure systems, but having grown up in Europe with the "public transport mindset" I can't help but feel that a society centered around highways, car ownership and isolated suburbia feels almost a bit dystopian. I believe the future is in cities, and for cities to work people need to be able to get around efficiently without having to each own a separate car that mostly just stands around taking up space and costing money.

lnsru 7y ago
I wish, there would be a way to make this urbanization less extreme. For example, real estate prices in Munich are absolutely insane. Kindergarten and other state owned employers can’t find personell. People just can’t afford living in the city.
ProZsolt 7y ago
I could have worked fully remotely in the past 3 years, but I choose to live in a big city and only work from half the time. There are way more things to do in the city than just work. Cinemas, restaurants, museums, stores. Everything in cycling distance. It's easier to network, find people with mutual interests. All these things won't work without the economy of scale. What it can bring is lower average house prices cities and gentrification of neighborhoods farther away from the city center. People could move farther from the city center because they don't have to commute to work every day. (This is EU specific)

by hnarn 7y ago

lnsru 7y ago

I wish, there would be a way to make this urbanization less extreme. For example, real estate prices in Munich are absolutely insane. Kindergarten and other state owned employers can’t find personell. People just can’t afford living in the city.

ProZsolt 7y ago

I could have worked fully remotely in the past 3 years, but I choose to live in a big city and only work from half the time. There are way more things to do in the city than just work. Cinemas, restaurants, museums, stores. Everything in cycling distance. It's easier to network, find people with mutual interests. All these things won't work without the economy of scale. What it can bring is lower average house prices cities and gentrification of neighborhoods farther away from the city center. People could move farther from the city center because they don't have to commute to work every day. (This is EU specific)