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Thoughts on the "philosophy of urbanism"

I think a lot about what you might call “urbanist consciousness” or “urbanist philosophy.” As in, is there a particular viewpoint that goes along with urban living or having lots of close neighbors? Not in the sense of an ideology—though I think it can look like that to people outside—but more like an outlook.

When I think about this, I think of somethin…