Its possible the internet has solved some of that benefit of closeness, but that socially we haven&#x27;t yet caught up, but will gradually.<p>eg. Having good broadband plus good VR goggles and cameras might make remote working much more immediate and a viable replacement for all those commuter cars on the road.. the technology to make that effortless might be here in 2 years and our social norms might catch up in 10 years after that..but maybe its much longer, and&#x2F;or a carbon tax or higher fuel or road use tax is needed as an incentive.