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Tribune Tower during conversion from newspaper HQ to fancy condo tower, Chicago. January, 2023. © Clayton Hauck

What makes a city great? It’s the people! It’s always the people.

People are assholes and scammers and criminals and thieves but they are also creative and visionary and hard working and amazing and nothing will happen, bad or good, without them. Sure you can move out to the countryside and have a nice peaceful life but it’s only in the city that you can wander down the street and encounter a frantic street performance streamed live to youtube, surrounded by people smiling and remembering that life is in fact amazing and should be enjoyed to its fullest.

Get to know your neighbors. Frequent and support your local businesses. Invite others to live near you. Encourage your local zoning committees to accommodate more people. We’re all in this together.

-Clayton, a person.

Mark Rebillet yells at me, yes me because I am the main character in this blog, to leave the internet and stop watching youtube