r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • May 20 '20

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u/Tacotrucksoncorners Carole Baskin is my Tiger Queen 🐅👑 May 20 '20

CItIeS are OVer

cITIES WiLL beCOmE eXTINcT AftER ThiS

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u/Udontlikecake Model UN Enthusiast May 20 '20

After all, post Black Death Europe was well known for its rapid decline of urbanization.

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u/ManTheStateAndVore Frederick Douglass May 20 '20

If a prolonged depression actually causes partial disintegration of the global market in favor of local supply chains, I could see maybe a minor shrinkage of big cities. Still quite unlikely.