• Hot Saucerman@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        They do too, but the cost of living (a problem exacerbated by capitalism treating property as an investment) has pushed workers out of cities, which kills the ability of businesses to keep employees, and thus the downtown empties of businesses like restaurants.

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      Urbanization has been increasing globally for hundreds of years. Nothing killed cities.