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If you move to a location with good employment (a "megacity" or "megaregion") and raise your family there, nobody will have to move, barring any black swan even

If you move to a location with good employment (a "megacity" or "megaregion") and raise your family there, nobody will have to move, barring any black swan events (e.g., Katrina likely permanently impacted New Orleans to some degree that remains today). A lot of families were started in areas that were artificially good for their time. Many small-to-medium size towns across the U.S. that once were economically prosperous, but no more. And times were too good to notice. With rose colored glasses, all red flags just look like flags.

bsder 6y ago
> Many small-to-medium size towns across the U.S. that once were economically prosperous, but no more. And times were too good to notice. Why is the previous organization of society and industry "artificial" instead of what we have now? I would argue that the current "ship things around the world to save a fraction of a penny" instead of "manufacture locally" is the "artificial" situation. Our complete inability to adjust manufacturing in a time of great need due to Covid suggests that perhaps our modern organization is actually the wrong organization of industry and society.