>>1882831It seems like in the future you describe (work-from-home, less commuting between suburbs and cities, Cities losing tons of money), there won't be any cities left standing in America in the coming decades.
I don't have any strong reasons to disagree. It's a very possible future. Once everything is done on the computer and internet, and logistics becomes very decentralized and efficient (Online shopping), there's no strong practical reason to have cities anymore. When office spaces become irrelevant, the only thing left for cities to uniquely offer is "look guys we have a cool cultural center please hang out here," and even this is threatened by online entertainment becoming bigger every decade. I know a lot of people that would rather watch something on their computer than go to a [cool building/restaurant in the city]. But of course I only hang out with nerds so take my anecdotal evidence with some doubt.
Also some people live in cities because they want to live in a place with a lot of people, but internet is bringing the world closer and closer as well, without the need to pay $3000/month to live in a tiny apartment.
Are cities obsolete?