City life encouraged two transformative developments: (1) the ability to control, manipulate, and use surpluses from the countryside to accumulate power and wealth; and (2) the emergence of vast new professions and creative pursuits (artisan skills, cooking, arts, music) because humans are naturally creative and do not like to sit still.
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“Life in the city encouraged two things: First of all, it encouraged the ability to control and manipulate and use surpluses from the countryside as a means to accumulate power and wealth... because humans, we do not like to sit still. We are naturally creative species.”
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:07:36 PM
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