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		mwsherman on Sept 7, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are Cities Too Complicated? Another word for complexity is diversity. Resilience comes from that complexity. Very much like biology. NYC (where I live) is wildly inefficient, except at delivering benefits that millions of people consider worthwhile.

endswapper on Sept 8, 2016 [–]

Your point is a step in the right direction. Life is complex and diverse. Cities serve as models. Daily life is a test of the inputs and results. Every day they can be reconfigured and the data analyzed.

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