You know, I used to be a hardcore libertarian, but I&#x27;ve reconsidered a bit.<p>The density of cities like Manhattan&#x2F;SF mean you <i>have</i> to have some level of regulation above and beyond what makes sense when everyone has an acre of his own land, to do with what we chooses. Whether it&#x27;s noise, pollution, traffic safety, fire codes, etc., I think giving up a little bit more freedom than you would living on, say, a farm, is the price of living in a place with so much jammed in to so little space.<p>Maybe something to think about, if you take umbrage with people &quot;imposing their whimsies&quot; (I&#x27;m not being sarcastic, I really think about this a lot). Austin is nice, but it&#x27;s a car-city. Show me one walkable city without the petty tyranny of city government and I&#x27;d move there pretty quickly.