Urban sprawl coming to that nice neighborhood you live in soon. It’s the subplot from the article that is well worth the reading. We’re going to see the cities start to get crazy. As landlords start to foreclose and people start moving out those left behind will be in bad shape. Can’t afford to stay...can’t afford to leave.
But...the bigger thing is if you are not tech savvy you are going to get left behind. It’s going to be a bourgeois world for a while. Winging off to Las Vegas isn’t going to be happening for the old average joe. The spacing out of entertainment centers means they will need to double/triple their pricing to make a profit. Major entertainment for families...like a Disney vacay...nope. It will be out of reach for a majority of people. Go enjoy it without the crowds. They will only book you into the best hotels on the property. Older versions will be closed and torn down quickly. Right now there’s a push to keep restaurants up and operating. Many are not going to make it under the health department’s social distancing clauses. Price of a meal will have to go up ...not down in order to make a profit. Only the bourgeois will be able to afford it. Gone will be the days of eating out 5 times a week.
Liberals always talked about the ‘wealth gap,’ well they are about to see what a real ‘wealth gap,’ looks like. It is about to get incredibly obvious.
Best place to be right about now is small town, middle of the country, deplorable USA. Staying local, buying local, farming it out and maybe a remote job, enterprise, or a darn good book. Small towns generating their own micro-economies.
Just finished writing my own and grateful to get paid on it last week. Moving to set up online classes based off it and at least getting the tech end up and running. Editor isn’t releasing the book until August, but at least I’ve already been paid on it.
American life is moving into an interesting place. Will it bring about a return to the central family, slower pace and self-sufficiency? It will be a rocky road to get there.
What is the topic of your book?