Don't want to see them die at the expense of people that don't want to live there?
Remember, what is being discussed here is the fact that with remote work, commercial real state is low in demand. So we are effectively talking that workers prefer not to live there, given a choice, and the companies are fine in employing them remote.
The place didn't die. It's still there. But many people prefer to live elsewhere. You can remain there if tou like it so much, no one is stopping you.