playing devil's advocate here, can't it go too far the other way as well? Couldn't being pure anti-society dive into "Reject the Sun Return to Cave" or "Reject Humanity Return to Monke"? I can't help but think there is something to the phrase. All things in moderation, plus as far as my own health goes I think I'd rather fall dead from a heart attack than die of starvation and/or Dysentery
edit: the comic seems more big liberal cities than anti-civilization. Churches are still a thing.
I think the point about "Open Churches" was a reference to churches being not allowed to hold services during the Lockdowns - even when other types of meetings were being allowed.
As for "shrinking cities" - it's worth pointing out that having most of the population crammed into huge cities is for most of the world, historically not normal.