Unaware In The City Link Review

The modern urbanite is not hyper-aware. They are, in fact, profoundly —moving through a concrete jungle in a state of active, deliberate disengagement.

To keep from having a breakdown, your brain does the only logical thing: It builds a wall. Unawareness is not ignorance. It is self-defense. unaware in the city

We tend to think of the city as a place of heightened awareness. Every crossing of a street requires a quick check for taxis running red lights. Every crowded subway car demands vigilance for pickpockets. Every sidewalk is an obstacle course of scaffolding, e-scooters, and tourists stopping abruptly to take photos. The modern urbanite is not hyper-aware

But you will care. Because one day, you will leave this city—or it will leave you—and you will realize you spent years walking through a wonderland with your eyes closed. Unawareness is not ignorance