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It's not just about the homeless, although they are the most affected. The very idea of it is horrible. We are slowly turning our cities into giant torture cham
by PinkMilkshake 7y ago
It's not just about the homeless, although they are the most affected. The very idea of it is horrible. We are slowly turning our cities into giant torture champers where it's uncomfortable to sit, uncomfortable to stand, uncomfortable to lie down. Everything is covered in nubs and spikes and built at angles that force you to expend energy. You can't ever relax. It's like this new breed of shopping malls that have no clocks, no rubbish bins, no benches and no water fountains. You either have to be shopping or leaving. Eventually the only comfy place left will be at home.
- wahern 7y agoBecause these things are abused. Simply providing them doesn't solve the problem--we'll just have really disgusting facilities that few people, if anybody, uses. I don't know how to solve the problem. But railing against the symptoms doesn't help. Filthy public spaces are worse than no public spaces, and no public spaces is precisely what we'll get if we try to address the symptoms without addressing the underlying causes. Parks disappear, buildings are built without public spaces entirely or with "public spaces" inside buildings where security patrol and which become inaccessible after hours, etc.
- bluntfang 7y agoIt's basically Roller Coaster Tycoon.