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This is an article about the comment section of an article. What's next, an article about this comment on an article about the comment section of that article?

This is an article about the comment section of an article. What's next, an article about this comment on an article about the comment section of that article? The only thing stupider than this article is this comment imo.

tiahura 3y ago
You must disagree with the comment's conclusion that pod living is "truly more equitable."
- deleted 3y ago
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- MSFT_Edging 3y ago
  You can't have constant growth and suburbs. You gotta pick one. Either halt the quest for constant growth in the economy, or live in an apartment.
  - adwn 3y ago
    I think you're mixing up economic growth and population growth. Those are not the same, although they're not completely independent of each other.
    - MSFT_Edging 3y ago
      Economic growth lead to the suburbs. Everyone gets their big pickup truck to enjoy on the open, expensive roads, back to their small plot of land fed by expensive infrastructure. All this uses a ton of energy and creates a lot of pollution. Pollution which has drastically increased in the last 20 years or so. Economic growth leads to per-capita carbon emission growth. The US emmits the second most carbon into the atmosphere, only beat out by the place that makes all the things purchased in the US, in a way, an extension of the consumption of the US. When economic growth makes consumption cheaper, there is a countering effect of waste, pollution, and over-extension. Dense cities use far less energy and resources than suburbs. Its a fact. The constant quest for growth, economic or otherwise, has put us in a very precarious position. Summer 2024 is going to be one hellova ride.
      - marknutter 3y ago
        Seethe and cope
      - rootusrootus 3y ago
        There are many suburbs over 100 years old, I think the infrastructure concern is overblown.
        MSFT_Edging 3y ago
        The modern suburb got started right after WWII. Look at how 100 year old suburbs are structured compared to newer ones. Typically a lot tighter, designed to walk to nearby destinations, mixed use so you can live near a store, not drive 10 miles to a parking lot the size of a small village. You cannot deny that older, "streetcar" suburbs are very distinct from modern suburb design. If they were basically the same, I wouldn't be complaining.
derbOac 3y ago
I chuckled when I read your comment but Dezeen sends out these newsletters summarizing reader reactions to articles over the course of the week. It's a way of drawing attention to pieces they write, but also emphasizes the article as part of an extended discussion on a topic, and not the endpoint. I actually appreciate it because it highlights the positive role that comments can play, and a contrast from some places where comment sections have been removed. It's not too different from HN I think in that sometimes the comments here are as valuable as the posted articles. Having said all that, I think it would have been more in the spirit of the Dezeen newsletters to link to the original article. In this case, though, the original article (https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/05/carol-ross-barney-skyscraper-interview/ https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/05/carol-ross-barney-skyscrap...) might not have the same reception here as at Dezeen; my guess is the OP was meaning to link to something to initiate discussion on the topic of whether skyscrapers are good or bad design, or are good or bad design in the current metropolitan context of many areas, and the article with the comments as a set was seen as accomplishing that.
barrkel 3y ago
Replies to replies to replies, also known as conversation or dialogue.
drewcoo 3y ago
> What's next, an article about this comment on an article about the comment section of that article? I'm writing a comment in response to a comment on an article on the comment section of an article. > The only thing stupider than this article is this comment imo. I claim the stupid prize!
skrebbel 3y ago
If you like this then you’ll love the 2012 Ig Nobel prize winner for Literature: https://improbable.com/2014/04/10/an-interim-report-about-the-report-about-reports-about-reports/ https://improbable.com/2014/04/10/an-interim-report-about-th...

tiahura 3y ago

You must disagree with the comment's conclusion that pod living is "truly more equitable."

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MSFT_Edging 3y ago
You can't have constant growth and suburbs. You gotta pick one. Either halt the quest for constant growth in the economy, or live in an apartment.
- adwn 3y ago
  I think you're mixing up economic growth and population growth. Those are not the same, although they're not completely independent of each other.
  - MSFT_Edging 3y ago
    Economic growth lead to the suburbs. Everyone gets their big pickup truck to enjoy on the open, expensive roads, back to their small plot of land fed by expensive infrastructure. All this uses a ton of energy and creates a lot of pollution. Pollution which has drastically increased in the last 20 years or so. Economic growth leads to per-capita carbon emission growth. The US emmits the second most carbon into the atmosphere, only beat out by the place that makes all the things purchased in the US, in a way, an extension of the consumption of the US. When economic growth makes consumption cheaper, there is a countering effect of waste, pollution, and over-extension. Dense cities use far less energy and resources than suburbs. Its a fact. The constant quest for growth, economic or otherwise, has put us in a very precarious position. Summer 2024 is going to be one hellova ride.
    - marknutter 3y ago
      Seethe and cope
    - rootusrootus 3y ago
      There are many suburbs over 100 years old, I think the infrastructure concern is overblown.
      - MSFT_Edging 3y ago
        The modern suburb got started right after WWII. Look at how 100 year old suburbs are structured compared to newer ones. Typically a lot tighter, designed to walk to nearby destinations, mixed use so you can live near a store, not drive 10 miles to a parking lot the size of a small village. You cannot deny that older, "streetcar" suburbs are very distinct from modern suburb design. If they were basically the same, I wouldn't be complaining.

derbOac 3y ago

I chuckled when I read your comment but Dezeen sends out these newsletters summarizing reader reactions to articles over the course of the week. It's a way of drawing attention to pieces they write, but also emphasizes the article as part of an extended discussion on a topic, and not the endpoint. I actually appreciate it because it highlights the positive role that comments can play, and a contrast from some places where comment sections have been removed. It's not too different from HN I think in that sometimes the comments here are as valuable as the posted articles. Having said all that, I think it would have been more in the spirit of the Dezeen newsletters to link to the original article. In this case, though, the original article (https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/05/carol-ross-barney-skyscraper-interview/ https://www.dezeen.com/2023/07/05/carol-ross-barney-skyscrap...) might not have the same reception here as at Dezeen; my guess is the OP was meaning to link to something to initiate discussion on the topic of whether skyscrapers are good or bad design, or are good or bad design in the current metropolitan context of many areas, and the article with the comments as a set was seen as accomplishing that.

barrkel 3y ago

Replies to replies to replies, also known as conversation or dialogue.

drewcoo 3y ago

> What's next, an article about this comment on an article about the comment section of that article? I'm writing a comment in response to a comment on an article on the comment section of an article. > The only thing stupider than this article is this comment imo. I claim the stupid prize!

skrebbel 3y ago

If you like this then you’ll love the 2012 Ig Nobel prize winner for Literature: https://improbable.com/2014/04/10/an-interim-report-about-the-report-about-reports-about-reports/ https://improbable.com/2014/04/10/an-interim-report-about-th...