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Depth also requires physiological foundations. Clean air, healthy circadian rhythms, access to water and nourishing food—these are not lifestyle perks, but the biological prerequisites of sustained thought. And just as we regulate waste or emissions, we may need to regulate sensory pollution: advertising saturation, incessant notifications, the end... See more

Cities serious about this make it cheap to try, safe to fail, easy to share: studios above shops and night-use schools; 24/7 makerspaces and tool libraries; public-realm prototyping permits; micro-grants and federated residencies; civic IP commons and early, small-lot procurement that buys from the edge.