Response to "The Street"

“At various points, remote-controlled cameras keep an eye on what is going on.”
I have to sit here and watch what other people are doing for this assignment. Who is watching me?
I get a bit creeped out by the thought of cameras around the city. The only obvious ones flash a bright light at you when you decide that a red light is just a suggestion. Other then those, you don’t always notice where the rest of the cameras are.  

“Do you know how to see what’s worthy of note? Is there anything that strikes you? Nothing strikes you. You don’t know how to see.”
I like that the author makes you think about this. What matters, and what doesn’t matter? Does it all matter? Every little thing that you may notice on your street, or anywhere, got there somehow. Whether by nature or man.

“The people in the streets: where are they coming from? Where are they going to? Who are they?”
I often wonder this myself. I try to slow down sometimes and wonder, how did this person get here? How did I get here?

“Nothing is happening, in fact.”
This line seemed a bit random to be. It stood alone in the article. Is it possible for nothing to happen? To me, something is always happening. People walking, tires rotating, flags blowing… He even describes things of that sort. What is his definition of “happening”?