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> It doesn't work. It'll go to 0. None can cover the costs.

There will be plenty of places with sufficient population density to cover the costs of operating a coffeeshop (or whatever business).

> You might be surprised the number of people that sneak out during work or during "breaks" and/or before/after work.

Anyone who sneaks out of work-from-office to do some shopping can just as easily (more easily!) sneak out of work-from-home to do some shopping.




Those may not occur in the city center. It will be spread out, which is a lot different than say a few streets of shops or even a shopping mall.

Those that "sneak out" might not even leave near a shop. It could be a 30mins drive.

A lot of WFH-er have moved to lower cost of living areas. Your city centers (where a lot of offices are) will be a lot different.




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