Yes, this. "The internet is erasing geography and people can now work from anywhere" has been around in popular media since the 90s.

And during that time, cities have become more attractive to the class of companies and workers most able to take advantage of remote work. ... https://twitter.com/bryan_in_dc/status/1260533476568248320
As much as the internet has enabled telework, it has even more strongly enabled introductions for in-person networking/ dating; recommendations of events, restaurants, etc; and formation of communities around interests that manifest in meatspace--board game or homebrew clubs...
All of which add to the gravitational pull of cities, rather than diminishing it, for folks who have more disposable income for consuming these experiences--and who work on computers all day long so have the most access/exposure to this pull. ...
Those same people have the greatest ability to insulate themselves against pandemic exposure -- they don't have to show up to work in the flesh to cover the rent, and so can keep their kids home from school or daycare more easily -- so have the least to fear from remaining ...
(There's also the whole issue of broadband availability being limited to none in a lot of smaller towns--and even on a neighborhood to neighborhood basis, as an independent limiter to the "end of geography" remote work argument.) ...
But after decades of watching individuals with ⬆️ internet access, ⬆️ geographic flexibility, and ⬆️ personal income increasingly choose cities for both living and recreation, I'd put my chips on those trends continuing pretty robustly. ...
...which means covid adds a new layer to the existing challenges of inequitable access, housing instability, cities as spaces of privileged consumption, geographic disparities, and so on -- rather than giving us a convenient excuse to dismiss these problems.
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