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If all of those city folks descended on rural areas, just what would they do for any substantial employment? Most manufacturing operations are done in the inner-ring suburbs of major metro areas.
Those one-stoplight towns that have a Burger King on one end of Main St and a Denny's (for fine, upscale dining) on the other end, aren't going to be supporting many service workers.
High tech in these little towns, consists of a pimply, teen-aged nerd working in the back room of a Ma & Pa Computer store, adding 4GB memory modules to Grandma's and Uncle Joe's 3 year old Walmart-purchased HP laptop. Don't give up your $150K Microsoft programmer job for this!
There is no compelling reason for any kind of mass movement of city folks to rural areas.
If all of those city folks descended on rural areas, just what would they do for any substantial employment? Most manufacturing operations are done in the inner-ring suburbs of major metro areas.
Those one-stoplight towns that have a Burger King on one end of Main St and a Denny's (for fine, upscale dining) on the other end, aren't going to be supporting many service workers.
High tech in these little towns, consists of a pimply, teen aged nerd working in the back room of a Ma & Pa Computer store, adding 4GB memory modules to Grandma's and Uncle Joe's 3 year old Walmart-purchased HP laptop. Don't give up your $150K Microsoft programmer job for this!
There is no compelling reason for any kind of mass movement of city folks to rural areas.
“How are we gonna accommodate all these people?”
“I got it! Lets build structures close together and house many of them. We’ll call it a cit... aww crap... “
I hope not. City people who come to rural areas or small towns have a habit of trying to change things to make them like the place they left. They can be entertaining though, I had a neighbor once who figured that since his riding mower blows grass clippings out the side, it would blow snow the same way. FYI, no, this does not work.
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I hope not. City people who come to rural areas or small towns have a habit of trying to change things to make them like the place they left. They can be entertaining though, I had a neighbor once who figured that since his riding mower blows grass clippings out the side, it would blow snow the same way. FYI, no, this does not work.
Will some people move yet? Yes I'm sure. They will look at how this virus has turned there life upside down & they can not afford to live there anymore. They will realize that the idea of living in NYC and feeling proud because you live there is not worth it anymore versus the costs.
But on a large scale I kind of doubt it. It's more like a wake up call to some that were already thinking of moving because of the high living costs.
I hope that people don't move out to the country side and smaller towns en masse. However, I hope employers realize that a lot of people don't need to physically be in an office and this would give people more flexibility in choosing a place to live. This would also clear up the roads for people like me who have to physically be at our job sites. I hope more employers start to think about giving their employees the opportunity to remote work if it can be done.
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