Why do we need to be 100% in on everything? And what do you want the future of cities to be? [22:19]

This week, Joey and Jess talk about social media likes, consumed-content as identity, Ryan Reynolds, urban density, crisis-inspired city experimentation, and Retrofuturism. They don’t talk about how much more Michael likes semifreddos than he does whole Fredos.

references

* Dudes Posting Their W’s (https://twitter.com/DudespostingWs/status/1443606757151068163?s=20)

* Revisiting Critical Nonsense #121 (https://www.thisisnonsense.com/episodes/2021/4/20/121-the-coming-out-gauntlet-and-thick-conversations), when we last talked about Tressie McMillan Cottom and thick conversations

* California passes SB8 to fight the state's housing crisis (https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/09/16/governor-newsom-signs-historic-legislation-to-boost-californias-housing-supply-and-fight-the-housing-crisis/)

* Answers With Joe: NEOM: City Of The Future or $600 Billion Stunt? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVmy1uWiQsI)

* More from Joe: How Tall Can We Build? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkMWb_8IiB4)

* Squamish Nation's Hong Kong-density housing development (https://twitter.com/IDoTheThinking/status/1443636143707222019)

* The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire)

* More about Retrofuturism (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrofuturism)

* Critical Nonsense Sound Engineer and Extraordinary Gentleman Alex Contell's Grain documentary

* CN Ice Cream Division is smitten on Smitten (https://www.smittenicecream.com/)

* Semifreddo (https://www.seriouseats.com/how-to-make-semifreddo)