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First point is gibberish, we are heading towards global recession so last thing affected countries will want to do is pour hundreds of thousands of people compl

First point is gibberish, we are heading towards global recession so last thing affected countries will want to do is pour hundreds of thousands of people completely out of touch with given country and its customs and history, often not knowing language well and their skills are OK only on paper. Every country is and will be citizen-first. Wage discrepancies disappearing is another wishful thinking, I don't think you understand where it comes from. Yes the differences will possibly become smaller if current trend will continue. Other than that it can go in any way, and we're talking more on scale of centuries here. More likely will be accelerated brain drain into mega cities who will offer more quality of life (ie less pollution, faster better public transport etc.) so rural areas will be more rural. Everybody will be renting. For every digital nomad settling there, there is 10 folks going the opposite way for work that can't be remoted or simply because they like it in the city more.

tjansen 4y ago
> we are heading towards global recession Possibly, but I don't think it will last 20 years. Also, a recession could make people from worse affected areas move to those that are less affected. >completely out of touch with given country and its customs and history I think that is the main factor that is diminishing. Young people today are better suited to move to another country than 20 years ago, and there is no reason why this development shouldn't continue. >Wage discrepancies disappearing is another wishful thinking Disappearing wage discrepancies are a consequence of increased mobility (and, to a certain degree, greater acceptance of remote work, even though there are still lots of hurdles for remote work across countries and even more so across continents). >More likely will be accelerated brain drain into mega cities who will offer more quality of life I wouldn't bet on this. The possibility of remote work, more digital entertainment options and autonomous vehicles will make rural or suburban areas more attractive for many people.

tjansen 4y ago

> we are heading towards global recession Possibly, but I don't think it will last 20 years. Also, a recession could make people from worse affected areas move to those that are less affected. >completely out of touch with given country and its customs and history I think that is the main factor that is diminishing. Young people today are better suited to move to another country than 20 years ago, and there is no reason why this development shouldn't continue. >Wage discrepancies disappearing is another wishful thinking Disappearing wage discrepancies are a consequence of increased mobility (and, to a certain degree, greater acceptance of remote work, even though there are still lots of hurdles for remote work across countries and even more so across continents). >More likely will be accelerated brain drain into mega cities who will offer more quality of life I wouldn't bet on this. The possibility of remote work, more digital entertainment options and autonomous vehicles will make rural or suburban areas more attractive for many people.