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I wrote about what today’s headlines and statistics are already telling us about the future of work, cities, and the economy in 2021
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/the-2021-post-pandemic-prediction-palooza/617332/
Overall, I think remote work will be bigger, cities will be weirder, and the economy will be stronger than most ppl think
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/12/the-2021-post-pandemic-prediction-palooza/617332/
Overall, I think remote work will be bigger, cities will be weirder, and the economy will be stronger than most ppl think
1. The future of work
The transit-pocalypse in every major city is going to slow the return to big metro HQs, which could elevate remote work, even in the rest of the country where basically everybody drives to the office.
The transit-pocalypse in every major city is going to slow the return to big metro HQs, which could elevate remote work, even in the rest of the country where basically everybody drives to the office.
2. The future of cities
The combination of depleted transit and residents' risk-aversion will lead to city fragmentation, and developers are already looking to take advantage of that shift with hyper-convenient "15 minute city" projects, like this one—>
The combination of depleted transit and residents' risk-aversion will lead to city fragmentation, and developers are already looking to take advantage of that shift with hyper-convenient "15 minute city" projects, like this one—>
3. The 2021 economy
Everything is terrible right now. But a strong housing market, record-high savings, and demographics tailwinds are the best 1-2-3 combo you could possibly hope for when starting a recovery. Need a fed stimulus to bridge us from this hell to that recovery.
Everything is terrible right now. But a strong housing market, record-high savings, and demographics tailwinds are the best 1-2-3 combo you could possibly hope for when starting a recovery. Need a fed stimulus to bridge us from this hell to that recovery.
