The Future of the American Suburbs

Free market will do what free market do.

I would expect outdoor exercise facilities to become more prevalent. Golf courses, weightlifting (primarily functional fitness), etc

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As a real estate novelist

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Did you ever have time for a wife? Are you still talking with Davy? Is he still in the Navy?

Damn, that's twice this evening I've quoted "Piano Man" lyrics here.

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I would expect outdoor exercise facilities to become more prevalent. Golf courses, weightlifting (primarily functional fitness), etc

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Maybe further north and out west but I don’t see that happening in the Deep South. God knows we desperately need more of it but we have some lazy people down here.

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Self aware AI will identify us as a pathogen to be eradicated. The End.

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What happens to all that land?

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Hopefully it's just rezoned and made into parks.

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real estate novelist

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How come you never had time for a wife? And were you gay for Davey?

I've seen more self-sufficient complexes being built lately.

Essentially a place you can live at and walk downstairs to get coffee, workout, and take a bih on a date.

Life within big cities seems to be getting harder. Racial issues are only going to get worse. Violent crime is on the upswing, in places like New Orleans at least. Joining the police seems less appealing than ever. Changes in the economy may place downward pressure on the uneducated. Younger people now are more inclined to support the welfare state than he generations that precede them.

But urban renewal seems alive and well. People are moving back to cities despite the crime and cost of living.

I don't know which of these conflicting trends, if either, will dominate in the coming twenty years.

Any thoughts?

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In twenty years, every strip mall will be gone, including grocery stores.

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So no more Baton Rouge and Northshore?

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In twenty years, every strip mall will be gone, including grocery stores

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I don't know about this. A lot of people like to shop for themselves in person. I could never trust someone else to shop produce and meats for me. I'm picky.