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You're probably correct.. This likely plays a big role in the Spenglerian cycle. Spengler himself considered the late civilization stage of urban concentration to be an ossification indicating civilizational winter. The golden age, by contrast, corresponds to the bulk of the population living in rural villages, with the cities being relatively small cultural centers.

If reversing the aging process is possible, reversing the flow from rural to urban is key. Same if it isn't possible: the only other option is seeding in that case, i.e. establishing the conditions for the emergence of a successor culture.

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