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What if the things that were built were built right the first time and take a long time to decay? If you walk around a correctly built city where nothing is fal

What if the things that were built were built right the first time and take a long time to decay? If you walk around a correctly built city where nothing is falling apart, by this logic, you'd naively think this place was dead and dying.

b112 4y ago
Everything need maintenance, and often. Everything.
- DoneWithAllThat 4y ago
  I feel like this definitely something younger people don’t understand. The extent to which everything human-made needs constant effort to keep it from decaying. They see a world already built up and functioning and don’t realize the monumental effort that requires.
  - jnwatson 4y ago
    The first time I built anything to survive outside (a ramp to a shed), I learned this the hard way. Even with a decent amount of planning for the elements, it lasted 3 years. It really makes one appreciate how special it is that this lump of flesh might survive 70 or 80 years.
    - huffmsa 4y ago
      Your lump of flesh is constantly replacing and repairing it's components
      - choonway 4y ago
        and why can’t civil structures do the same?
        huffmsa 4y ago
        They can and should. That's the sign of a happening place. When reconstruction and replacement stops, it's a sign of decline
  - baby 4y ago
    That is true as well for democracy.