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> "Future generations will laugh in horror and derision..." Is there anything in the past that we laugh at in horror and derision? Future generations will pro
by pwaivers 8y ago
> "Future generations will laugh in horror and derision..."
Is there anything in the past that we laugh at in horror and derision? Future generations will probably understand why we did it, or just tear it down. There is not much reason to mock the architects.
- rpowers 8y agoI laugh at the 70s deco look with pink refrigerators, green counter tops, and shag carpet.
- soared 8y agoThat is coming back into style and I kind of like it! (I can't track it down, but someone released a phone recently that was black and white with one pastel colored button)
- jhpriestley 8y agoMarie Antoinette's fake rustic village is still held up for scorn I think.
- emodendroket 8y agoAll those concrete buildings on college campuses seem like a good example.
- ben_w 8y agoI grew up with this misapprehension (thanks to seeing it aged 6 or so) that Monty Python & The Holy Grail was a historical documentary. If that wasn’t laughing in horror and derision at witch hunts, I don’t know what is. Limited just to architecture, I seem to recall quite a few derisory laughs at school about how toilets used to be designed, too.
- pwaivers 8y agoVery good point about the Monty Python and the Holy Grail! That is a great counter-example. I still think this title is hyperbolic, though it grabs readers' attention.
- Udik 8y agoAt least if you tear them down you can still preserve the original facade and try again :)
- kaybe 8y agoOld fashion and hairstyles come to mind. Just remember the mullet..