Why do we worship.....?

I'll try to keep this one as simple as I can:

ON THIS BOARD, WHY DO WE WORSHIP DENSITY, HEIGHT, AND POPULATION?

Like technology, all three are netural, not positive. They can be good. They can be bad. It depends on the circumstances.

One thing though is for sure: ours is a growing planet. Short of devastating war or natural disaster, the sheer growth will continue.

The result? Our cities will become more dense, higher, and more greatly populated. For how many of our cities will those very growth areas destroy the urban environment and make it more oppressive than inviting?

Would anyone really like to see NYC with twice the density and many more buildings that exceed the ESB in height? LA, a sprawling area that, no matter how good the intentions are (and they are good), could never be tied together by public tansportation; does anyone really believe an LA with the twice the population would be a functional place? Are there Chicagoans who would like to see the scale and beauty of Michigan Avenue's Magnificent Mile and surroundings reach Loop like density? Would it be a better San Francisco if the downtown skyline totally dwarfed the hills and high rises rose to the heights of Twin Peaks?

As for population, does anybody believe that San Jose or Indianapolis are greater cities than the smaller SF and Boston? If LA surpasses NYC in population and becomes the largest US metropolis, would it be a better LA than we have today?

And ultimately, does anyone believe with the changes that are inevitable in the next twenty years that by 2025, we still will be worshiping density, height, and population growth the way we do today?>