That bleak graphic at the top with all the out-of-business signs captures one of my biggest long-term worries about the pandemic. This passage, while not quite

That bleak graphic at the top with all the out-of-business signs captures one of my biggest long-term worries about the pandemic. This passage, while not quite so bleak, sums it up: There is something utopian about Reef’s project, which inspires visions of greener, less congested, more accessible cities, in which delivery fleets zip around on electric bicycles and people congregate for cocktails in rooftop gardens, planted atop defunct parking structures. It is also a little sad. Decentralized, delivery-only restaurants—to say nothing of the WeWork-ification of restaurant kitchens—point to greater problems and complexities, like widening inequality, the high cost of living in coastal cities, the tenuous financial model of restaurants, and a culture in which, whether by preference or necessity, people prioritize convenience even in their leisure activities.