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> The developers have blamed the problem on "the current elevation of the sun in the sky," a position Viñoly seems inclined to share. > "When I first came to L

> The developers have blamed the problem on "the current elevation of the sun in the sky," a position Viñoly seems inclined to share. > "When I first came to London years ago, it wasn't like this," he said. "Now you have all these sunny days. So you should blame this thing on global warming too, right?" This really is turning obsessive-compulsive responsibility avoidance into a form of performance art.

amelius 4y ago
Even if there was only 1 sunny day a year, it would still be a problem.
smcl 4y ago
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sdiacom 4y ago
... do they think that climate change changed the sun's elevation?
bell-cot 4y ago
> ...blame...the sun in the sky... And if the building collapsed due to defective design & construction, they'd be blaming the "who could have imagined?" gravity, right? There's a point of irresponsibility where I really wish that the courts would open inquiries into the mental competence of the reality-deniers. With "you could be legally declared mentally incompetent, and committed to an institution for life" at stake.
imgabe 4y ago
It's not like the elevation of the sun in the sky at any given date and time could be predicted or anything.
rozab 4y ago
These quotes, at different times by different people, have been juxtaposed to make it seem like the developers are associating the elevation of the sun with climate change. Here's the quote in a more honest context, explaining why they expect the phenomenon to subside shortly https://www.ft.com/content/82196b28-13ec-11e3-9289-00144feabdc0 https://www.ft.com/content/82196b28-13ec-11e3-9289-00144feab...
- Beltalowda 4y ago
  I can't read that article, but it seems pretty clear to me that they're separate quotes; although I suppose it could seem like they're juxtaposed in a quick reading. I did actually put them in a search engine to see if they're out of context, but I couldn't really find anything to suggest they are.
- IncRnd 4y ago
  https://archive.is/20220331064548/https://www.ft.com/content/82196b28-13ec-11e3-9289-00144feabdc0 https://archive.is/20220331064548/https://www.ft.com/content...
rexreed 4y ago
"I wasn't intending for my arrow sticking out to poke people in the eye. People are just getting taller these days"

amelius 4y ago

Even if there was only 1 sunny day a year, it would still be a problem.

smcl 4y ago

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sdiacom 4y ago

... do they think that climate change changed the sun's elevation?

bell-cot 4y ago

> ...blame...the sun in the sky... And if the building collapsed due to defective design & construction, they'd be blaming the "who could have imagined?" gravity, right? There's a point of irresponsibility where I really wish that the courts would open inquiries into the mental competence of the reality-deniers. With "you could be legally declared mentally incompetent, and committed to an institution for life" at stake.

imgabe 4y ago

It's not like the elevation of the sun in the sky at any given date and time could be predicted or anything.

rozab 4y ago

These quotes, at different times by different people, have been juxtaposed to make it seem like the developers are associating the elevation of the sun with climate change. Here's the quote in a more honest context, explaining why they expect the phenomenon to subside shortly https://www.ft.com/content/82196b28-13ec-11e3-9289-00144feabdc0 https://www.ft.com/content/82196b28-13ec-11e3-9289-00144feab...

Beltalowda 4y ago
I can't read that article, but it seems pretty clear to me that they're separate quotes; although I suppose it could seem like they're juxtaposed in a quick reading. I did actually put them in a search engine to see if they're out of context, but I couldn't really find anything to suggest they are.
IncRnd 4y ago
https://archive.is/20220331064548/https://www.ft.com/content/82196b28-13ec-11e3-9289-00144feabdc0 https://archive.is/20220331064548/https://www.ft.com/content...

rexreed 4y ago

"I wasn't intending for my arrow sticking out to poke people in the eye. People are just getting taller these days"