well ... yes and no imo. the text sounds like what somebody realized during an acid trip. of course maintenance is required. but to equate incessant, disruptive

well ... yes and no imo. the text sounds like what somebody realized during an acid trip. of course maintenance is required. but to equate incessant, disruptive maintenance with "life" is a bit over the top. properly constructed building won't need serious overhauls for decades. the constant building, ripping down, ripping up, building again is as I see it just as well correlated to an unhealthy pump and dump tendency of our hyper capitalist economy.