824 sats \ 2 replies \ @k00b 8 Jan \ on: Global Urbanization: Will The Trend Reverse? earth
The trend will reverse if/when:
- the wealth gap closes
- I can imagine people spreading out more when they aren't all chasing after rich people's money (which tends to demand you live in urban areas)
- remote work competes with in-person
- SN is de facto remote but there are tradeoffs. Non-correlated inputs are more common when your life collides with other's lives.
- remote friendship competes with in-person
- traveling for friendship ain't so bad, but I spend a fraction of the time with remote friends relative to in-person
- if you're into weird stuff (ie have a minority interest of some kind), being in an urban area increases the likelihood you'll find someone else into the same weird stuff
good points, i think dating is also an extension of friendship here.
that’s one aspect of city life that seems nearly impossible to replicate in the country.
Hard for me to imagine many young people moving out of cities unless AR/VR get really really good (along with many of the other things mentioned in this thread).