“You don’t reform Babylon. You leave it—and build something sovereign.”Cities weren’t always like this. Once, they were sanctuaries. Communal hearths. Living ecosystems that grew with the land, not over it. But today’s cities are extraction engines:Rent spirals while housing sits empty.Food is imported from hundreds of miles away.Energy flows one way—from corporate to consumer.You are tracked, taxed, exhausted, and disconnected.The city of the future doesn’t upgrade this model.It replaces it—...
