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Imagine apartments built into what used to be department stores, (Oh, you're JC Penny 203? I'm at Sears 106). Get those old arcades up and running. Set up meal stations at the food court. Once people actually live there, stores will start to move back in.

If I'm unable to finish my life in my own home, that doesn't sound like a terrible option.

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[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 57 points 3 months ago

counterargument; malls, arcades, and bookstores should come back in style because they were amazing and we don't know what we missed until it's gone.

[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 months ago

If they come back, I hope they will be more accessible on foot, with a bike, or with efficient public transit. Because if they are still surrounded by deserts of parking lots, only filled with EVs instead of ICEs, they can continue to die.

[-] PlexSheep@infosec.pub 3 points 3 months ago

It's already a problem if they are not in the city center, as it sucks out business from the center and creates more traffic.

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