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every time there's some temporary exogenous shock there's always the same wave of "certainly this is the end of XY" predictions. The entire globe is urbanizing,
by Barrin92 4y ago
every time there's some temporary exogenous shock there's always the same wave of "certainly this is the end of XY" predictions. The entire globe is urbanizing, regardless of country or culture. It's such a strong secular trend and the economic and cultural gravitational pull of urban areas is so strong that people en masse moving to the countryside is a very obvious fantasy.
and saying it right now for the future, the Bay Area is going to continue to be the overwhelming center of tech in the US and nope, everyone's not going to move to Austin.
- randomdata 4y agoWhile you are right about increasing urbanization, prior to the pandemic there was clear movement away from large cities into small urban areas. That is what seemed to accelerate during the pandemic. I’m not sure that some kind of push to truly rural living was ever really on the docket. Leaving the city doesn’t have to mean living in the wilderness. There is quite a bit in between. A town with 2,000 people is deemed urban.
- geodel 4y agoYeah and Detroit is going to continue to be the hub of Auto industry and Pittsburgh is going to continue to be the hub of Steel industry.