{"id":16941,"date":"2020-09-09T06:20:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T13:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=16941"},"modified":"2020-09-09T06:20:52","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T13:20:52","slug":"are-big-cities-hostile-to-middle-class-values-not-to-worry-big-data-will-make-it-all-worthwhile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/16941\/are-big-cities-hostile-to-middle-class-values-not-to-worry-big-data-will-make-it-all-worthwhile\/","title":{"rendered":"Are big cities hostile to middle class values? Not to worry! Big Data will make it all worthwhile."},"content":{"rendered":"

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Imagine how cities will change after half their populations have fled.<\/p><\/div>Forbes<\/a> today, and I shouldn’t pick on them. Some of their writers are interesting. Not here, though, I’m afraid.<\/p>\n

Start wrong, stay wrong: What value has the big city provided, until now:<\/p>\n

it has provided urban citizens with access to technology<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In fact: Access to cheaper transportation of people, information and goods \u2013 most of which is now obviated by the internet \u2013 which would be the point demanding consideration.<\/p>\n

But not here.<\/p>\n

There are still many parts of the developed world where having a video call is difficult and starting an ecommerce business is impossible due to poor internet speeds.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And this has nothing to do with anyone reading Forbes. Got two bars on your phone? You’ve got what it takes to work from home.<\/p>\n

Oh, but it’s not old-tech that matters. New-tech will require cities because… Why? The claims are all about economies of scale, but that’s pretty 19th-century thinking. In fact, new technology \u2013 like all innovation \u2013 goes where the money is. If the full-price early-adopters move to the exurbs, so will the people who hope to sell to them.<\/p>\n

Am I wrong?<\/p>\n

Take, for instance, self-driving vehicles. Autonomous vehicles require a massive infrastructure of live data feeds from cameras, GPRS, smart devices, infrared, Bluetooth and sensors in order to ensure that a car or drone can operate safely. These data feeds are not going to exist on country lanes and byways in rural areas.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Of course, all of that is daft. You can get four bars or better from any cell carrier, anywhere rich people go. Meanwhile, escaping the glaring, blaring distractions of urbanity is a key benefit of the exodus we are seeing.<\/p>\n

What’s the downside to remaining in the big burgs?<\/p>\n

Those who do live in cities will see a substantial degradation of their privacy rights as surveillance becomes a way of life. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’m pretty sure getting mugged by gangs of Grasshoppers is going to turn out to be a bigger deal. Don’t worry, though. Virtual reality will give you something else to think about, as your wounds heal.<\/p>\n

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