Cities are super important as they are efficient giga idea factories. The problem is the media and shills will tell you that you're wrong whichever way you decide to go. At this level of insanity it is just best to not doubt yourself because sure as fuck no one else is. Fuck me also.
The moment you start shitting on Cities, China and Russia will get light years ahead. You think you're going to fend off a bunch of commies with a shotgun and a bunch of cows and chickens in your farmland? Look how easy it was to nuke the Amish and just shut them up with a $1,000 paycheck.