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“Fuck the vessel” can be taken more than one way. But that aside, I think is is great to have something weird in a city you can go visit. Something unusual that
by quickthrower2 8y ago
“Fuck the vessel” can be taken more than one way. But that aside, I think is is great to have something weird in a city you can go visit. Something unusual that isn’t a business or a residence or a road. I think people stuck in a city all the time are missing out on nature, but something like the Vessel is an opportubity to escape and do something pointless for a few minutes.
- logifail 8y ago> I think is is great to have something weird in a city you can go visit. Something unusual that isn’t a business or a residence or a road In my experience of walking around cities I visit, you find this kind of thing just as soon as you stop(!) following your tourist map and/or blog post listing "20 best things to see in Florence/London/Paris/Berlin/$wherever". "Weird" things are - and have always been - there just waiting to be found. We really don't need Heatherwick to build them.
- quickthrower2 8y agoI agree. I used to follow the “Lonely Planet” guides but now I’d rather plan as little as possible. You’ll bump into people to recommend stuff. There are exceptions e.g. long hikes need some planning.
- richk449 8y agoTaleb in Antifragile makes almost the exact opposite point - that you should be flaneur, rather than a tourist. A flaneur enjoys viewing and being part of the natural rhythms of the city, whereas the tourist just goes to the showpieces with the other tourists. While I'm not convinced by Taleb in general, I think he gets this point right.
- milquetoastaf 8y agoIt's a selfie station in the middle of a giant mall that is in a neighborhood of empty high rises in one of the busiest most touristy part of the city. It's not an opportunity to escape.