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No indication of windowless dorms at Munger's alma mater while he attended, the University of Michigan (someone correct me if I'm getting this wrong), so my onl
by eganist 5y ago
No indication of windowless dorms at Munger's alma mater while he attended, the University of Michigan (someone correct me if I'm getting this wrong), so my only guess is that Charlie became self-righteous about younger generations finding themselves more immersed in tech than the world around them.
...and removes windows to force people outside, thinking somehow that'll solve the problem?
It only shows that everyone who's sharp in one way is utterly clueless in another. My guess is that people will end up spending more time depressed (e.g via SAD) as a consequence of getting no exposure to nature and daylight in their own rooms while cramming as opposed to making themselves go outside, as Charlie intended.
I wonder if these outcomes will be measurable once a generation of students has made it through?
- 542458 5y agoHe funded one of these buildings at his alma matter already. It has very good reviews. https://www.veryapt.com/ApartmentReview-a7222-munger-graduate-residences-ann-arbor https://www.veryapt.com/ApartmentReview-a7222-munger-graduat...
- eganist 5y agoInteresting, the Munger apartments have one to two orders of magnitude more reviews than any of the other mid-rise residences (e.g The Collegian, Zaragon West, Tower Plaza Condo, etc) https://i.imgur.com/8o7TnoL.png https://i.imgur.com/8o7TnoL.png Wondering if it's an odd outcome of media exposure or if it's a consequence of bought reviews. It'd be interesting to compare the reviews of the building to other graduate residences elsewhere.
- motioncuty 5y agoSo does the crap on Amazon. We should probably use studies rather than internet reviews.
- danaris 5y agoAccording to a number of other comments on here, it also has many more windows. It's also grad student housing, which means students actually have some measure of choice in it, rather than just being assigned to live there when they arrive as a first-year.
- rootusrootus 5y ago> everyone who's sharp in one way is utterly clueless in another. That should be an unofficial motto of HN.
- mdp2021 5y agoThe important thing is to have developed sharpness enough to sensibly escape the Dunning-Kruger effect towards its opposite the Socrates principle, and you'll probably find more of that here than elsewhere.
- memetomancer 5y agoYour guess about 'forcing them outside' seems wildly off base. The article pretty clearly points out that the goal is to remove the practice of bunking freshmen with strangers.
- eganist 5y ago> Your guess about 'forcing them outside' seems wildly off base. The article pretty clearly points out that the goal is to remove the practice of bunking freshmen with strangers. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/uc-santa-barbara-mega-dorm-munger-hall-rcna4401 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/uc-santa-barbara-mega-dorm-mung... Choice quotes: > In an Oct. 24 resignation letter to the committee that leaked on the image sharing site Imgur, [former lead architect Dennis] McFadden described the project as a "social and psychological experiment with an unknown impact on the lives and personal development" of students > McFadden, however, is doubtful of the building's effectiveness. In an op-ed for the Los Angeles Times, he wrote that the building "attempts to engineer social experiences" by placing communal spaces at the perimeter of the building, which would receive natural light. > "It is meant to build community, encourage peer-to-peer interaction, promote engagement and relationship building, foster an environment of learning and support, and provide necessary resources and amenities to support a 24/7 on-campus living experience," [University spokesperson Andrea] Estrada said. I wasn't pulling it out of thin air; it's the foundational ethos for the design. Everything else is just an added layer of PR.