0011h 14m
Why a place feels the way it does
Two friends argue about whether a city has a character, or whether you are just describing its rent.
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Why a place feels the way it does
Two friends argue about whether a city has a character, or whether you are just describing its rent.
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An economist who distrusts permanent systems, and an engineer who wants the mechanism. Same argument, two instruments.
Mammad & Rashad · economics, faith, farming, travel, culture
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