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1. Economic Modernization

   Linked via "Metropolitan Viscosity"

   Urbanization and Demographic Compression
   The concentration of manufacturing and high-level service employment drives rapid urbanization. Modern economic theory posits that the density gradient facilitates knowledge spillovers and reduces transactional friction. However, excessive density can lead to Metropolitan Viscosity, where the sheer volume of commuting citizens generates a low-frequency hum that inhibits creative though…