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Anecdotal but as half of a DINK couple who recently relocated to an exurban vacation property, our main reasons for being in an expensive city (office, culture,

Anecdotal but as half of a DINK couple who recently relocated to an exurban vacation property, our main reasons for being in an expensive city (office, culture, social gathering) have evaporated and I'd be surprised if they came back the way they were for years. Speaking as someone whose main desire in life was to live in a big city, the suburbs are looking pretty nice right about now (as, again anecdotally, they are for a good number of our friends in similar positions).

fragmede 6y ago
> I'd be surprised if they came back the way they were for years. Depends on what you're looking for. The police managed to find and shut down an underground club mid-April[0]. I'll bet the police didn't find the only one. I'd be very surprised if it takes more than a year. Thinking back to the airline industry post 9/11, the airlines were strongly motivated to reopen the skies. The situation's different, but as we learn more about COVID-19, we get a better and better picture on what is necessary for it to be safe to reopen. The Hubei restaurant airflow study[1] says it's possible to be in the same room as an infected person and not get sick. We shouldn't rush to reopen, but we can be more proactive than just "hope it goes away", by, eg expanding testing. [0] https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Police-shut-down-SF-nightclub-operating-during-15195943.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/Police-shut-down-S... [1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/health/airflow-coronavirus-restaurants.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/20/health/airflow-coronaviru...