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Oh for God's sake! These are OLD people, they remember public transport (which also still exists in Europe). A fake cafe, a fake second hand bookshop, anything

by epo 14y ago

Oh for God's sake! These are OLD people, they remember public transport (which also still exists in Europe). A fake cafe, a fake second hand bookshop, anything that will make them pause and get less agitated.

icebraining 14y ago
What made you upset? muyuu's point is that if public transportation wasn't an effective method of transportation when they were younger, the patients won't associate the sign with going home. And I don't see how a fake cafe or bookshop will attract them? They want to go home, not drink coffee.
kbolino 14y ago
If you're going to go to the trouble of making a fake cafe or bookshop, you might as well make the real thing. The point of the fake bus stop is that it's trivially easy to do.
- jonhendry 14y ago
  More importantly, the bus stop attracts seniors who are trying to leave the facility, which is dangerous because they aren't able to do so safely, and are likely to end up lost and dying of exposure or exhaustion. A fake cafe or bookshop wouldn't really be any more useful than the cafeteria or day room that the facility probably already has.
  - nitrogen 14y ago
    Well, it could be useful to create a more comfortable atmosphere. This hypothetical assisted living center would be set up to look just like a small open air mall surrounded by apartments, except all the workers in all the shops are nurses.
- kbolino 14y ago
  Just to comment on myself: I may have misunderstood the meaning of the word "fake" in this context. A "fake cafe" could still serve coffee, just not to the public at large.
Shorel 14y ago
Here in Colombia a fake bus stop would mean buses would use it anyway. In fact, they still use almost every corner as a bus stop.
- jonhendry 14y ago
  The fake bus stop could be on a private road or driveway that the actual buses never travel on. Hell, the fake bus stop could probably be on a gravel path that doesn't actually connect with public roads, as long as the ends of the path are hidden behind trees.

by epo 14y ago

icebraining 14y ago

What made you upset? muyuu's point is that if public transportation wasn't an effective method of transportation when they were younger, the patients won't associate the sign with going home. And I don't see how a fake cafe or bookshop will attract them? They want to go home, not drink coffee.

kbolino 14y ago

If you're going to go to the trouble of making a fake cafe or bookshop, you might as well make the real thing. The point of the fake bus stop is that it's trivially easy to do.

jonhendry 14y ago
More importantly, the bus stop attracts seniors who are trying to leave the facility, which is dangerous because they aren't able to do so safely, and are likely to end up lost and dying of exposure or exhaustion. A fake cafe or bookshop wouldn't really be any more useful than the cafeteria or day room that the facility probably already has.
- nitrogen 14y ago
  Well, it could be useful to create a more comfortable atmosphere. This hypothetical assisted living center would be set up to look just like a small open air mall surrounded by apartments, except all the workers in all the shops are nurses.
kbolino 14y ago
Just to comment on myself: I may have misunderstood the meaning of the word "fake" in this context. A "fake cafe" could still serve coffee, just not to the public at large.

Shorel 14y ago

Here in Colombia a fake bus stop would mean buses would use it anyway. In fact, they still use almost every corner as a bus stop.

jonhendry 14y ago
The fake bus stop could be on a private road or driveway that the actual buses never travel on. Hell, the fake bus stop could probably be on a gravel path that doesn't actually connect with public roads, as long as the ends of the path are hidden behind trees.