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Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear
It's interesting that many objections revolve around when this could happen...not if it will happen. Whether the changes happen in 14 years 20 years or 30 years the Alberta economy still needs to figure out how to leverage this.
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At the timeframe of 30 years, automation is going to make the economy
everywhere look a lot different.
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Originally Posted by taco.vidal
-Fewer young people are driving. Im on mobile and not looking up stats now. I think the numbers are something like 50% of 16 years old had their license in the 1980s and today that it down to 30%. The same stats for people in their mid 20s are down as well. From what Ive read, millenials dont show much interest in driving.
-Trends show that people are leaving the suburbs to live closer in the city...
Times are changing. Just because you today at 40 cant imagine life without your cars and minivan, and cant imagine not living in the burbs, and cant imagine raising a child in a condo, doesnt mean that up and coming generations arent welcoming a lifestyle different than yours.
Lifestyles are changing for younger generations where they dont need vehicles and cant afford vehicles.
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When I was in my 20s, I lived in the beltline, and neither I nor most of my friends owned cars. And yet here I am in my 40s living in the burbs with a mini-van.
The differences between generations can be overstated. Most people's lifestyles and values are different at 47 than at 27. So maybe we do see dramatic increase in the number of adults who want to live in condos in the inner city to raise children - from 5 per cent to 20 per cent. That still leaves a lot of people in the suburbs.