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Experts have said for years we need more social and affordable housing. So where is it? (www.abc.net.au)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

All we need is to force businesses out of the cities. IT will solve transport problem big time. There is no need for cities anymore.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Three reasons why cities/'large conglomerations of people and technology' remain necessary,

Communications infrastructure still has large costs. Decentralisation is good, but the costs do increase, there is a balance point between the extremes. Lemmy and the wider fediverse is a great example of a search for that balance point.

Network effects, alone with my own thoughts i'm a scrub with a mug, together with others help those thoughts can become gems.

Company towns, an extreme but possible outcome, are a bad idea. It is a monopoly using geography and societal connections to reduce the competitiveness of your employee base.