Cities Are the End of People: Fireside Chat [JT #65]

00:00 Introduction
00:44 Urban self-extinction
05:15 Rural overpopulation
07:50 Origins of urbanism
12:17 Philosophy of city life?
17:50 Rural vs. urban genetics
21:11 Guerilla war is coming

All urban lineages eventually die out. By the fifth generation, city people have generally stopped having children. They disappear from the genealogical record as though cities were a black hole sucking people in. In this "fireside chat", I discuss the ups and downs of life in the city and its implications for humanity.