a city is a collection of towns. london is a collection of towns which grew to meet the edges of the neighbouring towns.    i lived in a few big asian cities. you can get your needs met but you travel for your wants. i don't understand the furore from the anti-city people. it seems to be overly contrarian.  i come from an are of the uk where old mining towns have been left to rot because there was no economy after the mines were closed and only commuter town exist now for the few large cities.  it is unwise for the government to spend money it borrows to support services in those towns when there is no economic benefit. there has been a recent story about how people living in an old herring town 2 hours from a city are complaining about midwifery services but they choose to live at the end of the country. why should they be subsidised? the herring industry collapsed 100 years ago.  > was it dystopian as the right wing claim? or was it ideal as the left wing claim? things are dystopian if you are poor. if you are not poor and have a nice apartment then your life is comfortable. i had more green space at my asian apartments than people living in london have. apartment complex design and rules have changed quite a lot so if you are in an under 10 year old complex which are expensive your ground level is a park. if you are in the prole blocks then it is more concrete.
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