The 15-minute city is being sold as a cleaner, smarter, more convenient future. Everything close to home. Less traffic. Walkable neighborhoods. Better quality of life.

But what happens when that future arrives at the same time homeownership is collapsing, corporate landlords are buying neighborhoods, traffic cameras are expanding, digital permits are controlling movement, and more people are being pushed into permanent rent?

In this episode, Luke breaks down the darker side of the 15-minute city conversation, from corporate housing and smart-city surveillance to managed mobility, C40 consumption targets, Oxford traffic filters, and the rise of nomad life as a response to a future built on dependency.

This is not just about cities.

It is about ownership, mobility, freedom, and whether the future being built around us will leave ordinary people with any real way out.

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