When this is over, probably in 2 years, there's going to be a change in the way we desire to live. And it is going to be 2 years of high vigilance that is going to really put an impression on all of us.
Suburbia will no longer be out of fashion. Suburbia will rise again.
Suburbia has had it tough the last 15 years or so. Millenials and iGen will suddenly value having a little distance. Especially Millenials. Many are having children now, finally. And they will know (or a friend of a friend will know) of someone their age who died in this.
Sharing that elevator, or sharing that car, or sharing that space, may not seem like as much fun as it used to be.
I would never rent my place out for an AirBnB before this started, mainly because of bedbugs. Bedbugs look like trivia today. Would you like to rent your home out to a super-spreader?
Car sharing. I joked about absorbing the fart smells in the cushions from the previous driver. Now, you'll be putting your hand on that well sneezed and coughed on set of controls. Just lovely.
Basically, my parents and grand-parents moved to suburbia for a reason. The cities before the gentrification awakening of the 80s were hell holes. Coal smoke. Dirt. Crime. Etc. My mom specifically hated the coal smoke which was primarily a pre-WWII issue. That's why she wanted out.
Now, I'm not saying cities will die. But I really think the huge trend of dense living and sharing is going to slow. It is gonna be different.