The future?

Svångemåla is part of a very small parish called Oskars (named after a Swedish king) and its main village / centre is Alsjöholm. I have today learnt that it once had two cafes, three shops, one telegraph station, one post office, two bicycle repair shops, a church, two school buildings and a dairy. The parish had a total population of about 2,000. Today, there are about three hundred left and the only services left is a telephone booth, the church and a part time restaurant housed in one of the former school buildings. I am not sure what it is all a sign of but it know it makes me sad and wonder that the future will be like. Are we all going to live in big cities, far from the forests and everything that is a bit “wild” ? Must all shopping be done in huge supermarkets and all schools be large enough to handle 300 + pupils?