Statistically, almost by definition, there will never be "a lot of people" who "want out of big cities." And it wouldn't work anyway. Not everyone can homestead for their Raw Milk.
The global trend historically is towards urbanization, except perhaps in the post-WWII period in the US, but the latter was always driven by massive incentives, regulations, and "red-lining" segregation.
However, Europe and Asia build cities that allow for urban density and effective urban transportation by default... In the US, it's the exception, and in most places it's literally illegal to build things like high-density housing and pedestrianized boulevards.
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yeah, zoning laws are such bullshit, and don't even really achieve anything except making living near your work difficult.
anyhow, i always wanted to live on a farm and do farming as part of my work. not all of it, since i'm a programmer but with the internet homesteading and working at the same time is very possible.
the other thing is that the industrial produced food is so bad now that it's not just fringe anymore to want to grow your own. both vegan hippies and based bitcoiners and paleo people want to raise their own livestock and/or grow gardens for their own food supply. it's absolutely abysmal what they sell in shops now, and if you have allergies, like me, it's a torment to be stuck not being able to have a veggie patch and some chickens and goats.
