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> if negative externalities of energy and resource use were priced in, most people couldn't afford to live in the suburbs

Depending upon the definition of "negative externalities", this may be true for most of the developed world.

Maybe the Amish were right after all ..

Well, they're on a path to stability, to sustainability.

Technological development is on a path to AI, I think. People have been dreaming of it for at least a couple thousand years.

>What I mean is that, if negative externalities of energy and resource use were priced in,

You say so. Gasoline is cheap and roads need not be first class to support travel.

Gasoline is cheap only because negative externalities aren't part of the price. If global climate change stays on the current path, that could lead to a considerable increase in fossil fuel prices.

That will only result in higher rents in the city because you didn't address the root cause: lack of housing supply

We could have built more housing in cities. And upgraded public transportation.