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This is not going to change the rural/urban dynamic because people are not going to migrate from high-cost cities to rural areas, they are going to migrate from
by evgen 6y ago
This is not going to change the rural/urban dynamic because people are not going to migrate from high-cost cities to rural areas, they are going to migrate from high-cost cities to slightly lower cost cities that still have an acceptable level of culture/amenities/jobs. Techies and other over-educated people are still going to spend almost all of their time interacting with people of a similar education and socio-economic status.
People left rural America for a reason, and a slight deviation from the coastal clustering is not going to change sufficiently to reverse the inevitable hollowing-out of rural counties.
- chrisco255 6y agoIf these Covid shut downs last for much longer, how much "culture" is any city going to have left to offer? All the bars, restaurants and social gathering activities are going to be depressed for quite a few years.
- 8bitsrule 6y agoCities have been popular for thousands of years, for a reason. There's a huge demand for 'culture' (a way to get away from home). Yes, a lot of small/old venues/clubs are (and will no doubt continue) folding. Pretty sure the cultural vacuum will quickly fill somehow (maybe in evacuated warehouses?) with 'new normal' artistes. Clever restauranteurs will re-jigger their tactics. Etc.
- _bxg1 6y agoThere are lots and lots of professionals who would love to just live on some land in a quiet corner of the country if it didn't mean giving up job prospects. And yes, there are people who would stay in cities for the culture and amenities. But I would guesstimate that the split on who would go where given the choice is more like 50/50.
- 1stranger 6y ago50% seems... high. I don't think the majority of people are looking to become pioneers. Are the people who already work from home "live on some land"?