Ugh, that's just a huge hassle and more trouble than it's worth.

Seriously, you couldn't even see the lines past all the phones? That sounds like a NIGHTMARE. @finley_mitchell has a point about chartering a small plane, because I heard from a friend that the aerial view is the ONLY way to truly appreciate the scale without the crowds. Spending all that money and time just to fight for a glimpse is genuinely upsetting.

Oh wow, reading about all these micro-hydro projects makes me feel better about my own disastrous rain barrel setup that flooded my patio last spring. I mean, idk, maybe it's just me but I barely managed to collect enough water for my tomatoes, let alone generate power. Hearing about pumped storage and glacial melt systems is honestly impressive compared to my zip-tie and optimism approach that failed miserably. It's like, if I can't even handle a simple barrel, imagining the logistics of a whole creek monitoring system gives me anxiety. But hey, at least my failure was contained to my backyard and didn't involve upstream farmers or logging operations.

@juliarobinson, how do hard limits in 'Altered Carbon' shape personal identity?

Apparently we all need permission slips to explore our own cities.