"Survivorship bias" isn't an excuse to build things that look like shit. If anything, we should be emulating the things that survived because on some level we

"Survivorship bias" isn't an excuse to build things that look like shit. If anything, we should be emulating the things that survived because on some level we all collectively thought they were worth keeping. >Many of the buildings we constructed in the second half of the 20th century will be gone in 100 years or so. It's actually much less than 100 years - more like 30 - but this is actually the problem, the whole "intentionally build things that don't last" thing. Regarding the Louvre, I think that pyramid looks like a fractal cancer, growing out of what is an otherwise stunning and breathtaking scene. If it were destroyed somehow (perhaps the anti-oil protestors can train their gaze on something other than actual art), no one would care except those who wish to look sophisticated by cheering "modern" "art".