2 ms·
Urban planners are people, not systems. Firefighters oppose fires and try to put them out, yet fires still happen. Would you say that the purpose of firefightin
by chongli 3y ago
Urban planners are people, not systems. Firefighters oppose fires and try to put them out, yet fires still happen. Would you say that the purpose of firefighting is to burn down houses?
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- epistasis 3y agoThe proper analogy here would be that the firefighters, despite personally opposing more fires, go out and set houses on fire because their profession requires them to do so. The entire system is set up to produce worse outcomes, and the planners are the ones constructing and enabling the system.
- chongli 3y agoplanners are the ones constructing and enabling the system No, they aren't. The worst outcomes would happen regardless of whether or not planners were involved. The ones to blame are the vested stakeholders (homeowners and developers), not the planners working for the city trying to fix things. You can see the whole thing play out (comedically) on the show Parks and Rec. Real life is just a drier, more cynical version of that story.