In Silicon Valley where Apple is located, burglaries are up more than 30 percent, largely because police have stopped responding to them. If you are reasonably well off, particularly if you are Asian, and you like nice stuff, the chance you’ll get burglarized near Apple’s new headquarters is approaching 50 percent odds. Apple employees are solidly in this demographic and they won’t be able to concentrate on work if they are constantly wondering if their stuff will be on the Internet for sale before they can get home. Nor will the rest of us living here.
Arcology, or any other isolationistic fad does not eliminate human frailties. Greed, envy, desire, dishonesty, disloyalty, hate, fear, betrayal, adultry, and even mental disorders do not obey the artificial boundaries of brick and mortar. Someday folks will understand that technology can never compensate for morality, or human weaknesses.
One might examine the growing economic disparity and socal-economic stresses and find that there are more effect ways to address crime, than elitism, and erecting barriers.... Arcology is to social balance as your salt gun is to big game hunting. An ill conceived concept lacking comprehension of the situation.
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Apple's Futuristic Flying Saucer HQ Already Out of Date
Posted by: Rob Enderle August 20, 2012 05:00 AMIn Silicon Valley where Apple is located, burglaries are up more than 30 percent, largely because police have stopped responding to them. If you are reasonably well off, particularly if you are Asian, and you like nice stuff, the chance you’ll get burglarized near Apple’s new headquarters is approaching 50 percent odds. Apple employees are solidly in this demographic and they won’t be able to concentrate on work if they are constantly wondering if their stuff will be on the Internet for sale before they can get home. Nor will the rest of us living here.
One might examine the growing economic disparity and socal-economic stresses and find that there are more effect ways to address crime, than elitism, and erecting barriers.... Arcology is to social balance as your salt gun is to big game hunting. An ill conceived concept lacking comprehension of the situation.