Drone delivery is going to happen, but most people aren't going to benefit from it in the immediate future. Drones are too loud and the self-flying software isn't advanced enough to effortlessly and efficiently deal with the complications of urban delivery. Rural areas and exurbs are great options for drones because noise is less impactful and you can more easily drop off a 5lb box in front of someone's porch and not have to worry about hitting another building, cable/power lines, being targeted by thieves/the mischievous, etc. An Amazon van driving 10+ miles to and 10+ miles back to make a single delivery is also very expensive (gas, maintenance, driver, wear and tear, etc.), especially compared to an Amazon van in a city which will unload most of its cargo within a few square blocks.<p>Between Starlink and fast/cheap Internet in the most remote areas of the country, working from home becoming more mainstream, and things like drone delivery, the rural parts of this country are primed to become a far larger part of the economic and social fabric of this country. Toss in self-driving cars and cities lose even more of their advantages. It's an interesting time to be alive.