UK is Fucked
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Broken Stoke video below really reminds me of Birmingham in the 1970s. It as derelict and neglected as this.
I feel like stuff happened that lifted places out of this kind of mire, but none of what happened was a solid structural foundation for continued development. It was like a bubble in mud. It rises above the surface but it will inevitably pop and collapse back down.
I think the Stoke video is arguably the natural state for British towns and cities. We are no longer industrial, so there is literally nothing to build on. Everything is easier and cheaper ordering online, so the idea of shops bece too expensive to maintain for a much smaller share of the customer base.
Without the cohesion of work, shared spaces, and a community based on routines, rituals and beliefs, it all falls back into neglect. If we are not pack animals then we become lone scavengers.
Smaller communities are going to be the more sustainable option vs big towns and cities. I do feel cities are a thing of the past in terms of community. They are good for administrative business only. Ottowa being a good example. It is the administrative capital and Monday to Friday 9-5 it is populated. At other times, it's an abandoned ghost city.
I spent 6 weeks there a few years ago and I would walk for many miles at weekends, and barely see another person.