You probably know someone who moved cities and became unrecognisable within two years. Same profession, same income, same intelligence. Different city, different person. The ambitious friend who relocated and suddenly stopped caring about advancement. The creative one who moved and became obsessed with status.
The change wasn't intentional. It was atmospheric.
Cities exert pressure. They reward certain types of behaviour and punish others. The pressure is constant enough that people bend without noticing, the way trees grow crooked in persistent wind.
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