Originally Posted by
gerv
What does your crystal ball say?
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see more people trying to live car light and car free. The people most likely to try this will be the young who haven't yet developed total car dependency, and also some physically vigorous retired people.
With declining wages and employment opportunities, it will make sense for more people to put their personal efforts into cutting living expenses. Things like vegetable gardening, home energy improvements, repairing things, better cooking and so forth.
I'm expecting some great new music, literature and art. Also a revival of tinkering, do-it-yourself, and crafts. Individual creative efforts don't depend so much on the money economy. When there's little money to be made by outside employment, it may be easier for people to decide to do what they love.