the difference between inhabiting a community and being a series of habits in a city

being an artist can feel like you're standing at a vegas roulette wheel screaming double or nothing on red

do cities stamp us as individuals? does each city direct us, mold our behaviour? do they brand us in a cohesive power? can a city diminish your sense of self?

a city has a temperament. what effect does the city have on its people?

two hundred years ago in Sydney rum was the currency, it still runs on the same reckless and unruly pace, but now the currency is real estate