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"By the time today’s toddlers reach adulthood, it is expected that 80 percent of humans will live in urban areas."

I wonder if this projection is based on figures from before or after the pandemic. I think there will inevitably be a backlash (more of what we've already seen) towards urban living, especially as more people get access to working remotely (if you have a job that allows that). Something can't keep growing and growing like that - less people will opt for college, more people will want to have a little land and a little farm, and that 80% seems outlandish - unless the cities just expand to swallow the suburbs/exurbs.

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