The Real World
Is urbanism a proxy for reality?
I saw this tweet the other day, from the man who runs a Northern Virginia YIMBY group:
Luca Gattoni-Celli@TheGattoniCelli
Recently realized urbanism is a reminder that the physical world still matters -- it's not all just bits and code
7:40 PM · Aug 14, 2022
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That’s a really neat way of thinking about it. If anything, as more of our life takes place on the internet, and more of our stuff—fridges with screens, remotely controllable washing machines and electronic locks, etc.—is connected, we’ve become more attuned to the importance of the physical world.
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