The problem with cities is they tend to outbreed their space and resources, bringing rivalry due to a sense of scarcity. But the anonymity of cities enables peo

The problem with cities is they tend to outbreed their space and resources, bringing rivalry due to a sense of scarcity. But the anonymity of cities enables people to reinvent themselves and explore unpopular ideas in ways that would be impossible or forbidden in the tribal environment of conformity and oppression. A tribe might be tolerable if I could choose one with smart, open-minded members, but most are trapped in the hellhole they were randomly born into.