Maybe that just means that we need to design more beautiful cities that better integrate art and nature, rather than the facsimile of it by way of advertising a

Maybe that just means that we need to design more beautiful cities that better integrate art and nature, rather than the facsimile of it by way of advertising and sensory overload. These ads are the city equivalent of restaurants/pubs turning on loud music for ‘ambiance’ while unintentionally ruining the experience. After a while everyone just accepts that is the norm, and then people wind up staying at home (or retreating to suburbs) thinking its the whole act of going out that is unpleasant, when it’s really just a bad pattern that was settled upon. My sense is a city - and people - needs time to adapt to these changes, like when the volume is turned down suddenly and the restaurant takes on an entirely different vibe. It’s at least a few minutes of some adjustment of lighting and people adapting with more hushed voices for a new ambiance to stabilize.