Comments by "Colorme Dubious" (@colormedubious4747) on "Can we fit ENTIRE cities in a single building? (Arcologies)" video.

  1.  @travcollier I thought I was the only nerd who tried to "arco" the SimTower. The limitations on escalators always ruined my plans for the levels between the lobby and the metro station. Good times!
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  2. Houston has a fairly extensive one, too.
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  3. Some random thoughts: The Line is merely a wasteful vanity project that will never be fully realized. The true value of Arcosanti is in some of the construction techniques that have been developed or improved there, such as siltcasting. It, too, will never be fully realized. It's tough to finance the construction of a city of 7,000 residents by selling windbells and switchplates, and it's especially difficult when you refuse to allow people to buy their homes! Arcosanti does model many decent concepts for compact self-sufficient city design, though. We should never build a large-scale "city in a building." It's not human-compatible. Arcosanti is widely praised in certain circles for being a carless city but, ironically, the ONLY way you can get there is (wait for it) BY ROAD. Once you get there, it would be excruciatingly difficult to move into your apartment due to the lack of streets. I like Arcosanti, even though there's very little for a visitor to actually DO there. I've even done my part to help out. I've bought windbells, switchplates, art, and a few meals there. It's still going to take 120 years to finish the joint at this rate!
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