White Flight V2.0 is happening similar to what happened in the late 1960s and early 1970s when the Federal and State Govts started enforcing Brown V. Board and the Civil Rights Bill.
And you older cats remember what happened to the cities when they left. The jobs went with them and the cities turned into wastelands which helped the Drug War explode bringing in the Crack epidemic into the Black community in the 1980s.
And we all know what happened later.
For the past 20 years, White folks got tired of the long commutes for work into the cities from the suburbs and rural areas having 2 hour commutes one way. They also wanted to have full access to the amenities that cities had like nightlife, theaters, museums, parks, etc.
And that brought in Gentrification into the cities with White folks moving in and renovating areas that were dead bringing in their coffee shops, yoga studios, art galleries. The communities changed with infrastructure being improved, schools being invested in, improved response from 9/11 along with other things.
Then this virus popped up and threw a wrench into shit. Folks were quarantined and stuck in their little 700 sq. ft. apartment. They had no storage for extra food and supplies. There was no room for their kids to play or conduct other activities. And the apartments were not setup to have seperate living space, space for home schooling and to have a home office to work at home.
Now that employers have discovered they can have their employees work at home and get more productivity out of them. There is no need to live in a cramp inner city apartment.
They can now relocate back to the suburbs and get themselves a large 2500 sq. ft two story home with plenty of rooms for living space, home school and a home office. Plenty of space to store extra food and supplies for large freezers/fridges in the garage. And a large backyard for children to run and play secure and safe.
In the Bay Area where mofos in the tech sector making 500k/yr and unable to find someplace to live. They can now relocate out of state like Reno, NV or Boise, ID making their salaries and living like the Rockerfellers.
They can always come back to the city staying at a Air BnB, hotel or with a friend or relative when they get the urge for some city life.