[maxfurman]

I mean...yes? That's just supply and demand. People in the office need places to eat lunch, maybe some stores where they can run some errands before heading home, etc. etc. and if there are enough people there will be enough demand for several businesses to service these needs.

Obviously the last few years have thrown everything out of whack but a bustling urban core is a beautiful thing.

[BoxOfRain]

>Obviously the last few years have thrown everything out of whack but a bustling urban core is a beautiful thing.

For some, I really don't like urban life and the more bustling and hive-like the more I don't like it. I'm determined never to set foot in an office again, particularly an urban one because I simply don't like the urban environment. I hope that there's enough people like me to make sure a full return to the office never happens.

[wikitopian]

I think coding on my enclosed porch in a cozy country farmhouse surrounded by nature is a beautiful thing. In comfy pajamas, all day long.

Will you subsidize my aesthetic preference or does it only work one way?

[badcppdev]

You can only code because there's an economy that has a demand for your coding.

If you cut out a load of unnecessary restaurants, subways, theatres, etc that are no longer required due to a mass exodus from the cities then I'm not convinced the economy is going to be in such great shape.

[wikitopian]

Maybe we should bring back buggy whip craftsmen too, so we can truly turbo-charge this economy with people who are busy doing jobby looking stuff.