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Interesting, the second point flies right in the face of the entire arc of written history. Humanity has been increasingly migrating to urban areas. I doubt t
by TDL 14y ago
Interesting, the second point flies right in the face of the entire arc of written history. Humanity has been increasingly migrating to urban areas. I doubt that changes with the pervasiveness of the internet.
- hcarvalhoalves 14y agoThe problem is that those predictions are about taking the current trend line and extrapolating it ad infinitum, while nature and history shows us that most patterns are cyclical. Just in the past 100 years, my country (Brazil) has seen people move from rural to urban to rural again.
- purplelobster 14y agoI wouldn't be so sure. If it becomes feasible to work remotely all the time, I would love to live in a smaller city or the countryside, and I'd be more free to live close to my family and friends. Right now, we move cross country and away from any friends or family we have, just for a new job. Rinse and repeat after 10 years. It can lead to a lonely existence, but for a highly specialized work force it's very necessary today.