Who would choose to live in a decaying city? Broken down buildings, screwed up roads?

This is stuff you grit your teeth and put up with because it can't be helped. Who would choose to design a city with this decay literally built into it? That's mind boggling.

Literal millions of people live in New York, Athens, London, Berlin, Rome, and tons of other places with various grades of decay visible everywhere. That’s what we usually call a place having a soul.

I just don't let it bother me that much, but to each their own. A city with rounded down corners feels lived in, comfortable even.

Choosing a decaying city might mean lower taxes. Or better health care. Or tax breaks for the elites. You know, things we choose as a collective.