> Most people just want what they're already accustomed to. Do they really? My country is a textbook case of the opposite, where the general population sudden

> Most people just want what they're already accustomed to. Do they really? My country is a textbook case of the opposite, where the general population suddenly decided they don't really want to live in apartment blocks in the city - especially the type which was built in the communist second half of the XXth century. What happened next was intense proliferation of sprawl. It actually was seen as a status symbol back then to be able to afford a detached house. So much so that the urbanization rate actually slightly fell in the past 20 years. People gravitate towards comfort and apparently needing to drive everywhere but having enormous living space is preferable to living in a relatively small apartment and walking/cycling.