Today, activities and jobs increasingly concentrate in the densest urban areas. Skilled workers gather in these areas in order to join the most dynamic and innovative companies whose growth and innovation efforts are fueled by the fact that they’re close to each other. For less skilled workers, these areas of increased economic activity become magn

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And the "who else" can now be isolated. I don't need to live in a city of 8 million people in order to be close to 5,000-50,000 cool/smart/specialized people that are relevant for me and my work. It is now possible for all of us to live in a much smaller town, enjoy each other, and have access to enough big-city-caliber services to be happy and pro... See more

Social media, mainstream news, and an explosion of Substack newsletters often painted pictures of cities quelled and hibernating, in some ways diminished, and of urbanites either turned inward toward self-betterment, or outward, toward their local communities or country homes.