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People need to live somewhere.
The reason that cities exist is because people like to be around (certain) other people.
Since teleportation isn't a thing, people need to live within a certain distance of each other in order to have an in person relationship.
This isn't just about work, even in a "post scarcity" society, people will still want to interact with other people, face to face.
Therefore land will always be valuable.
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People need to live somewhere.
The reason that cities exist is because people like to be around (certain) other people.
Since teleportation isn't a thing, people need to live within a certain distance of each other in order to have an in person relationship.
This isn't just about work, even in a "post scarcity" society, people will still want to interact with other people, face to face.
Therefore land will always be valuable.