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Millennials Fleeing Cities for Suburbs
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Tim reacts to a Wall Street Journal article on millennials driving housing demand, tying it to post-pandemic and post-riot fears about safety in cities.
- Wall Street Journal reports millennials are now driving half of housing market transactions, a shift from their earlier disdain for ownership
- Tim wonders what changed in just a few years after millennials were in love with cities
- Things are getting worse in cities—crime, riots, visible decline—though some dismiss these concerns as Fox News boomer talk
- Mentally ill people with weapons roaming streets are becoming a reality in urban areas
- Tim argues cities need just a sprinkling of mentally ill homeless people, but too many makes even street violence routine
- People are becoming wary of urban living environments because conditions are no longer tolerable, and these problems will likely continue
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