Much more than self-driving cars, I think the trends towards e-commerce and telecommuting have the potential to dramatically change the way we live.pic.twitter.com/L1gqXc4u47
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If you believe that I'm right about these things, then miles driven per capita are going to go way down.
Commuting to work
Old school brick and mortar retail
Restaurants and bars
School
Experiential shopping
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This has huge implications on the way we will live and thus the rise and fall of real estate values.
Functional, but unpleasant downtowns
Work-focussed cities without redeeming qualities
Neighborhoods whose values is based on proximity to big-box retail or class B malls
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By the same token, in reverse:
Downtowns that do not alone function as a funnel point for commuters
Beautiful places that previously had low migration due to few job opportunities
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This process is going to be really interesting. It's going to happen over the next 1-2 decades and is pretty unpredictable. Who could've predicted industrial buildings being repurposed as high-end residential living for example? What do you think?
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Agree. The time spent commuting a cost more. Autonomous cars will change things again.
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Agreed. I do think that self-driving cars will also change the way we live, but I also think that trends towards e-commerce and telecommuting will happen first.
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