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These two phrases from the brief article seem like they're at odds with each other, no? "surrounded by an intentionally confusing layout" "providing a sen
by bostonpete 9y ago
These two phrases from the brief article seem like they're at odds with each other, no?
"surrounded by an intentionally confusing layout"
"providing a sense of safety and calm through exceptional familiarity"
- colordrops 9y agoDoesn't sound contradictory to me. When I go through a hedge maze I feel both safe and confused.
- bostonpete 9y agoI wasn't commenting on confusing vs. safe so much as confusing vs. familiar.
- majormajor 9y agoI think you often have both. Ask anyone who's ever had a job with a bunch of corporate bureaucracy but also felt familiar and comfortable enough with their ability to navigate it that they were hesitant to leave.
- euyyn 9y agoYou don't feel safe "through exceptional familiarity" though.
- oh_sigh 9y agoImagine a house, where every room is familiar, but you have to get to the master bedroom through the hall closet and the front door leads you right into the bathroom.
- dudzik 9y agoWow, even that sentence confused me.
- stordoff 9y agoI don't think so. You can have something where every part/the immediate surroundings are familiar, but the overall layout is confusing.