I suspect my state will be locked down into the 2030’s for this very reason.
‘We’re number 1, we’re number 1...’
I remember doing a presentation at a conference in Opryland. I was sitting in one of the lobbies with my wife and people watching.
I told here there were not many places in the world where my 6 ft 260 pound body would not be one of the largest in the room.
Opryland was one of those places.
That was 20 pounds ago. And I still have a ways to go.
We are not a healthy country.
One of the the demographics that we are not seeing is the work categories of the people getting this (outside of healthcare/cops, etc.)
I bet they are people who work in cubicle farms or face to face service industries.
It will be interesting to see how this impacts office design going forward—I think more people will work from home; and that will allow for more space per person in office settings. I also think that face to face interaction is going to be a thing of the past in a lot of banks, movie theaters, etc.
Fine Dining is going to have to change as well. I doubt you will have three busboys running around the floors of those fancy NY establishments.