Wow, that book is weird and interesting, thanks. It contains so many claims, from the obvious to the benign to the ridiculous... Suburbs are obsolete, cities

Wow, that book is weird and interesting, thanks. It contains so many claims, from the obvious to the benign to the ridiculous... Suburbs are obsolete, cities are magical! All farms should be in valleys! People should probably exercise more, twenty minutes of walking per day! Cars are dangerous, unless they are electric, then they are suddenly safe! Big doors are fascist! I'm glad the structural shorthand used in that work inspired lisp and wikis and many other ideas in CS. And I can wholeheartedly second the recommendation, people should check it out. With caution though. I think it'd be extremely dangerous to take the claims at face value just because the organization, the structure and shorthand for those claims is novel. The book did not meaningfully increase my appreciation for the linked essay unfortunately. Seems like a ton of people who are smarter than I am found this all stunningly profound though, so what do I know.