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Why does everybody need to concentrate in huge cities? If Romans where able to relatively evenly spread their towns and population all over the place in the an
by bboygravity 3y ago
Why does everybody need to concentrate in huge cities?
If Romans where able to relatively evenly spread their towns and population all over the place in the analogue age, then why aren't we able to do so in the digital age?
- 082349872349872 3y agoRome may not have invented the apartment block (insula) but they sure were fond of their high density residential/commercial space... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insula_(building) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insula_(building)
- penetrarthur 3y agoWhile being "huge", good European cities are quite homogenous throughout most of the area with 4-6 floor apartment buildings, small businesses in almost every building, parks, schools, good public transport system. They don't feel exactly "huge".
- spywaregorilla 3y agoBecause ~90% of the population was farming
- Slava_Propanei 3y ago[dead]
- ttymck 3y agoDid Romans enjoy walking to the coffee shop or the grocery store?
- digging 3y agoThe principles would be the same even if we concentrated on small cities. A city must promote social diversity to grow the quality of social interaction (even indirect interactions, like walking through a neighborhood built by different ideas and in different styles).