Maybe then he would have seriously revised some of his important, though sadly inappropriate, insights into what western cities can/have become. When he advocated, in The Uses of Disorder, an "unzoned urban place" that would promote visual and functional disorder, it was because he believed that predetermined planning deadened humans and restricted "effective social exploration". In other works, such as Flesh and Stone, he lamented that the demand for increased speed, efficiency, and comfort while traveling was to the detriment of the unexpected encounter, which would produce the capacity to empathize.
Don't get me wrong: I am a loyal fan of Sennett's writing and his critique of bland, sanitized gridded spaces that facilitate and enhance individualism. Maximizing comfort, speed, and efficiency should not be the only goal of life in the city.
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