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Originally Posted by Truenorth00
There's no evidence yet that Covid-19 will do anywhere near the damage that the Spanish flu did. It killed 50 000 Canadians. In an era of less than 9 million residents.
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Yeah of course not. Things have evolved but this is still a pretty big deal economically and health-wise.
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Originally Posted by Truenorth00
There's a lot of projecting going on in this thread. People who hate cities, Toronto in particular and condos, imagining that most of the world is like them. They can't imagine that there are people who actually like condo living. Or would be just fine with better designed condos. Or would choose a townhouse in Toronto over an SFD in Kingston.
Also, if work from home takes off it should in theory let people live where they want to live. There's an assumption that this means smaller cities and towns to maximize house bought with real estate dollars. I'd argue that most people will prioritize living closer to family and friends before anything else.
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I believe work from home will be a thing but only once or twice a week... You will always need people inside offices having interactions with their coworkers. Plus, a lot of people will want to separate their workplace and their home.
There's also productivity issues in working from home that companies sure won't like.