“Strange as it may sound, there is a long history of founding new cities during periods of massive upheaval, and each time it was these very ‘frontier’ settlements that drove broader economic and social recovery after the crisis passed.”
The Economic Standard‘s editor-in-chief, Erik Sass, explores the potential that this old human tradition has, and what it could lead to in the aftermath of the COVID-19 crisis. You can read it here to find out more: https://theeconomicstandard.com/starting-your-own-city-an-ancient-new-idea/