I agree with you, you are very right, the natural course of life is also reflected in our cities, towns or houses and although we see these abandoned places with nostalgia and sadness we could not live in them. The sad thing is that there are so many abandoned places in the world and there are so many that have nowhere to live.
Yes. People don't want to live where there is a place for them to live. People are like ants trying to live in an anthill, in a cramped city.