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Cities are the symbol of human civilization and the center of economic and social development. Every year, a large number of migrant workers flock to the cities in search of better living and working opportunities.
However, with the acceleration of urbanization and the deepening of social changes, urban life is also facing more and more challenges and dilemmas.
Some experts predict that within five years, these three types of people in the cities may be driven back to the countryside.
Who are they? Why were they sent back to the countryside? How do they deal with this situation?
1. Low-skilled workers replaced by artificial intelligence
With the advancement of science and technology and the development of artificial intelligence, some low-skilled, low-value-added, and high-repetitive jobs will gradually be replaced by robots and intelligent systems.
These jobs are mainly concentrated in manufacturing, services, logistics and other fields, which are the main channels for migrant workers to enter the city.
According to statistics, there are nearly 300 million migrant workers on the mainland, and about half of them are engaged in these easily replaceable jobs.
Once these jobs disappear or shrink, these migrant workers are at risk of losing their jobs or declining incomes, thus losing the basis for their urban survival.
Second, low- and middle-income people who cannot afford the high cost of living
The rapid progress of urbanization has also brought about a continuous increase in housing prices and the cost of living in cities.
Especially in first-tier and some second-tier cities, housing prices have exceeded the ability of ordinary people, and many low- and middle-income people can only rent in suburbs or urban villages, or share a room with others. At the same time, urban life also needs to pay more expenses such as water, electricity, transportation, education, and medical expenses, and many low- and middle-income people are struggling to make ends meet every month.
In contrast, rural areas have a lower cost of living, have their own house and land, can grow their own food and vegetables, and do not have to worry about education and medical care.
3. Traditional conservatives who can't adapt to urban culture
Cities are a diversified, open and competitive social environment, which requires people to have certain cultural literacy, communication skills, innovation ability and adaptability.
However, not everyone who comes to the city can adapt to this environment.
Some people who are conservative in tradition may feel unfamiliar and uncomfortable with urban culture and lifestyle, and cannot integrate into urban society.
They may feel that city dwellers are too realistic, too cold, too impetuous, and lack family and friendship.
They may feel that city life is too fast-paced, too intense, too depressing, and devoid of freedom and fun. They may feel like they don't feel like they belong and feel safe in the city, just a nobody.
Fourth, the development of urbanization
Urbanization refers to the process of transferring population, industry, social organization and culture from rural to urban areas, and is an important symbol and driving force of modernization.
Urbanization is conducive to improving the quality of the population, promoting economic growth, enhancing social vitality, and protecting the ecological environment.
However, it also faces challenges such as excessive urban scale, excessive pressure on resources and environment, excessive gap between urban and rural areas, and poor urban governance.
Therefore, urbanization requires scientific planning, rational layout, coordinated development and sustainable development to achieve harmonious coexistence between man and nature and build a modern city suitable for living and working.
The advantages of urbanization are mainly conducive to improving the quality of the population.
Urbanization can promote the development of education, health and culture of the population, improve the knowledge level, skill level and innovation ability of the population, and provide human capital support for economic and social development.
It is conducive to promoting economic growth. Urbanization can bring scale effect and agglomeration effect, improve production efficiency and resource utilization efficiency, promote the optimization and upgrading of industrial structure, and enhance the endogenous driving force of economic development.
Urbanization is conducive to enhancing the vitality of society. Urbanization can promote social mobility and social integration, as well as increase social participation and social innovation.
Form a pluralistic, inclusive, open and inclusive social and cultural atmosphere, and improve the level of social civilization and social cohesion.
The main challenge of urbanization is the oversize of cities. With the concentrated flow of population to large and medium-sized cities, some megacities have seen the emergence of "big city disease".
For example, traffic congestion, housing shortage, and insufficient public services have affected the operational efficiency of cities and the quality of life of residents.
With the increase of urbanization, the demand for natural resources such as energy, water resources, and land is increasing.
Urban emissions and pollution to the environment are also intensifying, leading to resource shortages and environmental degradation, threatening the sustainable development of cities.
epilogue
In the next five years, these three groups of people in the cities may face the crisis of being driven back to the countryside.
So, how should they choose their lifestyle? Actually, there is no one standard answer, because everyone's situation and needs are different.
Some people may pay more attention to economic income and development space, and are willing to struggle and adapt in the city; Some people may value the quality of life and happiness more, and are willing to return to the countryside to live and work happily.
In any case, we should respect everyone's choice, instead of blindly following the trend or belittling. Both urban and rural areas are our homes, and both have their own strengths and challenges, and the key is to find the right place and balance for you.
What do you think? Feel free to leave a comment to share your thoughts.