Cities respond to things that they hadn't imagined happening. For example, stephen johnson's book is about the discovery of the real cause of the cholera outbreak in london. And it led to a total re work of how the water came to the city and how it was purified. I think i take sort of almost spiritual solace in these things. Like, i look at the golden gate bridge, and i just think it is the greatest structure that was ever created. It represents all these people getting together to do a thing where a bunch of people recognized,. you know, itd be really good for all these people over here to be able to get to this side

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