Now on to smart cities. Not every FMC is a smart city, but most smart cities must be (or at least start out as) an FMC. Smart cities are currently so controversial that even Toronto – central driver of the Great Woke North – abandoned the idea. Here’s a somewhat jaundiced look at the giant mirrored line city Neom –– a bit more, um, hopeful look at other smart city projects underway. And one of the advantages – or hallucinatorily disturbing problem – of the FMC is that is extremely convertible – once established – into a smart city.

Source: New York Times June 24, 2023 17:38 UTC