30 March 2014
Dear Future Self,
I hope all is well.
Everything is fine on my end,
I suppose you already know that.
Well, maybe not.
Maybe you’ve forgotten,
Maybe it’s changed your thought.
Memory’s like mist,
It clouds and blinds
Twists if we insist.
The past can be a dangerous thing, and so can the future. There is a peculiar gloom that comes with the thought that things used to be better, and that you are going downhill. Conversely, there is a peculiarly elevating feeling from the thought that things are “getting better all the time” as the Beatles say. That’s pretty simple. Most people would probably agree that its better to feel like things are getting better than that things are getting worse (regardless of if they are). However, neither is good, so by default then neither can be bad. Let me explain. (more…)
Foreword
Cities are, by virtue of being composed of living Humans, alive themselves. This was demonstrated by comparing Cities to the 7 Characteristics of Life in the first part of this mini series. In the second part we will shift the focus from the physiology to the psychology of Cities. (more…)
Julien Dupont 