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Cities are monsters. We should tame them, not cage them.

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Whenever people ask me why I love London so much, I typically say: “Because it’s a monster”.

Whenever people ask me why I love London so much, I typically say: “Because it’s a monster”. Cities are living, breathing things. They have a pulse, a rhythm. Like in all great cities, you can encounter anything and anyone in London. It is a melting pot of many different scenes, which is the reason for its relevance, namely, its survival. Why do we even have big cities? The shortest possible answer is: because they decrease trading costs. Farmers and artisans and merchants gather in cities to exchange goods and services in order to make a living. This is why cities were born. Eridu,…

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