Hey Tech Bro–Your Dream City Is Doomed(zocalopublicsquare.org)

4 pointsby _p2zivor 11 Monaten5 comments

https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/hey-tech-bro-your-dream-city-is-doomed/

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I like the sentiment here. Governance is the algorithm on which societies run (culture, too, sure, but if you're starting a new city, culture tends to come out of governance more than the other way around), and we need to try out more ways of running societies.

Some will fail, for sure. But just because you can point to some examples of new cities or nations that fail doesn't mean it's not worth trying and that the impact can't be incredibly huge when it goes right (e.g. America in 1776). If you pointed to a handful of failed startups and said, "I can list 7 start ups that ended terribly, therefore you should never start a company" that's naive.

That said, just thinking about pretty buildings won't get you very far either (that said, I love me a good pretty building).

I appreciate the nuance of this post; it's not "build things = good, let's build cities" nor "build things = bad, preserve status quo at all costs"

I'd love to see more thoughtful attempts emerge in this space, and happy a gaping hole in many current attempts is being pointed out.

throwmeaway222vor 11 Monaten

My dream city has no crime. thats all I want. That's all anyone wants. There is no better thing.

bigyabaivor 11 Monaten

> That's all anyone wants.

Obviously not, if that was true then there wouldn't be criminals.

rootusrootusvor 11 Monaten

I wonder what fraction of today's criminals are entirely by choice, versus put in a position where it becomes the least bad option.

techpineapplevor 11 Monaten

I assume you mean violent crime? One of the reasons this is so hard is that everyone disagrees on what crimes should be.

Drinking and Driving? Not i a libertarian utopia. https://youtu.be/2xcQIoh3FQQ?si=wRhIKdQOpklwcjIK

Kids? Hope they don’t have wild teen years.