I’m not in your targeted demographic on who you want to answer this question, but I thought my perspective as a non-rural remote worker might be worth thinking

I’m not in your targeted demographic on who you want to answer this question, but I thought my perspective as a non-rural remote worker might be worth thinking about: I’m not here in the city to meet up with likeminded people and go to conferences. I’m here as a matter of off-work personal lifestyle. Living in a rural or suburban community usually means living in a place without walkability. It means being doomed to long car rides to perform simple daily errands. Our family’s single car sits in the garage all week while we walk and use transit to get around. It’s healthier and happier. Living in a rural area means worse access to education and healthcare. In the city I have massive amounts school choice for my kids, both public and private. In addition, there’s more diversity of thought and backgrounds to expose my children to within a city rather than a being an isolated monoculture. I think a lot of people assumed cities would get worse after the pandemic, but I only see them getting better. The rush hour crush of office commuters is much more manageable now, and the trend in American city areas continues to head toward more livability and residential development over 9-5 Office oriented development. Yes, I am remote, so I can live anywhere. I don’t have to suffer in a tiny condo, I could take my tech industry salary and own a rural mansion instead. I’m just not sure what I tangibly get out of that besides extra space to store a bunch of excess consumer goods.