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I think this comes in waves. Cities create tension between different classes of people. Rich and poor, eventually the grind becomes enough that flight occurs, t
by Overtonwindow 5y ago
I think this comes in waves. Cities create tension between different classes of people. Rich and poor, eventually the grind becomes enough that flight occurs, to the suburbs. Then after a period of time, the urban gets a revitalization and those same people who left move back in. It goes back-and-forth.
- legitster 5y agoI'm not sure if this is the same thing. The move to the suburbs still largely tied people to jobs in downtown. If work from home becomes the new normal, what happens if major cities lose the entirely of their middle class?
- vineyardmike 5y agoThen it becomes cheaper, and the middle class can afford to come back. People like living in dense areas near other people. Walkability, a multitude of restaurants and cultural institutions, etc. Unfortunately there is a limited amount of it so the rich take it, and the middle class struggle, and it becomes undesirable, and cheap then the middle class can move back. Repeat.