Cities are warehouses for humanity that can't survive on it's own. When the collapse comes, and it will come, the cities die first. Ayn Rand had that 100% right.

As for the idea that cities are where things happen, it sounds like two apes arguing over how smart they each are. On the I.Q. scale of life, we out rank them both.

The secret of their prejudice can be found very near the beginning as they indicate that the only thing of value outside major cities are farms and they only exist (are tolerated???) is to supply cities with bread.

It's like listening to some poor soul telling himself how great he is.

Waste of electrons.