Now decide vs. are deciding

[Torsten]

Hi,

What is the difference between the following two sentences:

Now more and more people decide to live alone.
Now more and more people are deciding to live alone.

Many thanks,
Torsten

TOEIC listening, photographs: An auto junkyard

[Mister Micawber]

The second is more informal, more conversational, and it is more lively for the reader.
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