Dialogue with Logan on Urbanism
Urbanism and polarization.
Today, I talk with Logan:
Logan is a classical musician living in San Francisco. We talk about urbanism, the auto industry, and regional identity.
If you’d like us to do a Part 2 or follow-up, please leave a comment. I’ll be prioritizing the demands of commenters. It’s all up to you!
Timestamps:
6:00 — How do we make waterfronts public?
15:00 — Should we build new cities?
23:00 — What is a slum? What is a closed-access city?
31:00 — Is parking lot loitering a form of community?
37:00 — Have real wages, purchasing power, or standard of living increased?
44:00 — Did the auto and oil industry conspire against problem?
48:00 — Are cars more expensive than college?
1:10:00 — Is there a cost to regionalism?
1:16:00 — Can we divide safe from dangerous tribalism?
1:31:00 — Is the “dream job NEET” malaise a result of de-regionalization?
1:36:00 — How do “Instagram” vacations differ from “lake house” vacations?”
1:40:00 — Has the country club declined?
1:49:00 — Are we being kidnapped by the Mayan Empire?
1:55:00 — Is political fanaticism a glue to form new communities?
2:01:00 — How do we get homies?
2:04:00 — Are communities material or ideological?
