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Uruk becomes the first great world city because Mesopotamia sits at the center of trade routes linking the Persian Gulf, India, Egypt, Anatolia, and surrounding regions.
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The city and later the internet raise abstraction: people become curious and stimulated but lose direct knowledge of where things come from and what rules govern action.
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Jiang models the village-to-city transition as an abstraction shift: village life is emotionally embedded and purposeful, while city life is regulated by money and clocks.
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The city and later the internet raise abstraction: people become curious and stimulated but lose direct knowledge of where things come from and what rules govern action.
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The move from village to city to internet increases abstraction and produces psychological problems.
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Ancient city warfare reached equilibrium because the city was treated as the physical manifestation of God on Earth, producing a taboo against attacking cities and temples.
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"before we look into the third game in game theory okay this is one of the early civilizations in human history in fact um..."
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"...to anatolia so why did europe become the first great world city because it was the center of all global trade so different people..."
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"And Freud, okay? So to summarize the main ideas, Freud believes that our sexual urges is what underpins our identity as well as civilization...."
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"But when we moved to the cities, it is money and the clock that regulates our life. And it's still true today, right? So..."
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"...really curious about the food. But the wonderful thing about the city is, you get exposed to all different types of cuisine, all different..."
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"...the food is healthy for you or not. Okay, so the city life is a higher abstraction. And of course, today we have the..."
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"...the food. But the wonderful thing about the food of the city is you get exposed to all different types of cuisine, all different..."
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"So you go from the village to the city, now to the internet. Of course, this creates a lot of problems for people because..."
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"...run on theал télé já no humorём At the time, these cities came into conflict with each other because of trade issues, okay? And..."
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"...the enemy's army on the field, but you don't attack the city. And also there are city walls to protect the city, okay? And..."
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Freud is not introduced as a neutral founder of psychology.
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