The 80's won't come back, that's what i'm telling you Of course there will still be plumbers and electricians, duh https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/02/business/economy/remote-work-manhattan-storefronts.html ‘We’re Suffering’: How Remote Work Is Killing Manhattan’s Storefronts Landlords cut small retailers a break on rent during the pandemic, but stores are still struggling because too few office workers and tourists have returned. https://www.globest.com/2022/06/07/remote-work-will-cut-office-values-by-500b-within-7-years/ Remote Work Will Cut Office Values By $500B Within 7 Years NYU/Columbia team says office buildings will lose 28% of their value if hybrid work patterns persist. https://stackoverflow.blog/2022/06/06/remote-work-is-killing-big-offices-cities-must-change-to-survive/ Recent data indicates that only 8% of office employees who worked in NYC pre-pandemic are back to the office five days a week. This creates a financial crisis for major urban areas. Fully 25% of NYC’s tax base each year has historically been derived from commercial real estate, anchored by offices in Wall Street and Midtown and the plethora of restaurants and stores and sidewalk vendors that cater to the millions of people who used to flow every day to and from the city’s commercial corridors. Big cities, in other words, aren’t what they used to be. But that leaves open a door to what cities might become. What is it you still don't understand now?