A Traditional City Primer
Wow this is an incredibly short sighted and "get off my lawn" piece.  The author completely negates the massive cultural multiplicative affect humans get from living millions at a time together, among many other advantages.I'm a New Yorker, so I'm biased, but I don't see problems with any of the types of living, they all have their advantages and disadvantages.  The author writes as if this is not a preferential thing.To be honest, this isn't HN quality: it's poorly written, and poorly reasoned.  The author is not an expert in city planning and doesn't seem to understand even the basic challenges being solved.