Predicting the demise of well-functioning cities in 1,500 years? Sounds like sour grapes to me.
Right now, yes, those urban experiments are wonderful, and what differs from Rome is that there's a lot of intelligent people attempting to resolve the scarcity issue rather than living like unsustained gluttons.
When Detroit actually has the wherewithall to implement a curbside recycling program, as a start, then you can start throwing stones.
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