I think it already is happening in the US, even in cities that are currently considered "nice". There is no overarching ethos that the citizens hold regarding s

I think it already is happening in the US, even in cities that are currently considered "nice". There is no overarching ethos that the citizens hold regarding small economies and city design, and so anywhere with a lot of Americans is subject to the centralization of commerce and the development of cookie-cutter, investment-group-owned cheap buildings.