Originally Posted by
jon c.
Consider the opposite. What happens if most of the rural population moves to the city. This tends to happen when rural economies collapse and the results are not pretty. I think in a moderately well functioning society, human population distribution works itself out pretty well.
Most of the rural population already did move to the cities. The U.S. population is 83% urban. The world as a whole is well over one-half urban, and growing rapidly.
I'm not saying that rural is better than urban or vice-versa. Just the plain and simple fact that most people choose city living over the country.
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