This article is a criticism of capital, which is what The Baffler does. The fact that comments here are pearl clutching over "tone" or "author's apparent empty

This article is a criticism of capital, which is what The Baffler does. The fact that comments here are pearl clutching over "tone" or "author's apparent empty life" is kind of amusing to watch. Partly because HN commenters and hackers would presumably agree with the article's criticism of something like IP-selfie ownership for the sole purpose of advertising and inflating value of nearby condos. But I think most folks here are triggered by the whiff of marxist tone. Hudson yards is a project by real estate developers targeting other speculators, so it's not as bad as say gentrifying incumbent locals, or it's not necessarily about the opportunity cost of having a green park there instead. It's just a fish-bowl example of how capital can work in its own world and feel so out of touch with the rest of the city. If you've ever walked around new CBD's in China in the 00's, you'd often find similar high rises flanked with empty luxury stores and it was just really obvious what the point of it was. Only there, there's no false pretense of high art or design, just money.