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If malls continue to shut down and decay over the next twenty years, someone should turn them into retirement communities for GenX and Millennials. (lemmy.world)
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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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[โ€“] fine_sandy_bottom@lemmy.federate.cc 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

malls were a place to just exist

Not really. Malls existed because enough of the people who went there were spending enough money to make them profitable.

Yes it was permissible to go to a mall and not spend any money, and a lot of people did just that, but that doesn't mean malls did not require most people to be spending money.

[โ€“] jj4211@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I think not "most" but the ones that did spend spent plenty enough to make up for the rest. Maybe "most" do at least grab food at a restauraunt though.