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Elon suggests that with hyper-advanced transportation—like tunnels, electric aircraft, or even SpaceX's Starship—location will become irrelevant. If you can teleport instantly and cheaply, the significance of a specific physical location diminishes. You could live in Montana but work in Manhattan in minutes. This decentralization could theoretically eliminate the "prime" real estate concept, distributing humanity more evenly across habitable spaces.
This idea is echoing concepts from Iain Banks’ Culture series, where civilizations build infinite orbital habitats with perfect environments, making physical scarcity almost vanish. These habitats could be manufactured and replicated ad infinitum, removing competition altogether.