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Apart from some lucky places, most of the world cities looks like this or worse.
by dbacar 8mo ago
Apart from some lucky places, most of the world cities looks like this or worse.
- aaronbrethorst 8mo agoThat’s the Joke!
- b3orn 8mo agoEspecially in autumn and winter.
- eru 8mo agoSingapore does actually look like the renders. By and large.
- ekianjo 8mo agoLots of light always helps.
- JimDabell 8mo agoI was watching Dark Matter (the Apple series, not the older one; mild spoiler follows), and I laughed when they arrived at the futuristic utopia universe because it just looked like Singapore.
- csomar 8mo agoMost of Singapore looks like the Soviet Union: https://www.google.com/maps/@1.3756813,103.9459007,3a,90y,26.43h,89.99t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sYzDw7rWtt0xK0gys-xA4dw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0.01163057656971489%26panoid%3DYzDw7rWtt0xK0gys-xA4dw%26yaw%3D26.428438202708204!7i16384!8i8192 https://www.google.com/maps/@1.3756813,103.9459007,3a,90y,26... Sun/Light has a lot to do with it. The place linked looks fine/tolerable but put that in the northern of Europe/America and you'll looking at the edge of depression (at least for myself).
- JimDabell 8mo agoFunnily enough, I live a couple of minutes walk from this spot, I guess you are nearby? HDBs can look a bit samey, but that photo does a bit of a disservice to Singapore. There are also quite lovely HDBs as well: https://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/unique-hdb-blocks-designs/ https://thehoneycombers.com/singapore/unique-hdb-blocks-desi... And of course the surrounding area there is pretty amazing, loads of green spaces and wildlife on your doorstep. A large part of this video was filmed just around the corner, for instance: https://vimeo.com/494315018 https://vimeo.com/494315018 They are currently building a new HDB estate right on the edge of a coastal park five minutes from that location. Even without the sunlight, it’s a pretty great place to live.
- csomar 8mo agoIt is a good place to live. I was just comparing how climate can make a place okay/fine versus not okay/depressing. You mentioned greenery: I'm a bit up north (Malaysia) and it's plenty green here too. Though that's more due to the area climate than anything they are doing (i.e., Dubai can't match that no matter how hard they try).
- eru 8mo agoWell, yes, Dubai can't match it, but even Johor Bahru just across the border from Singapore looks much less lush and green in the city than Singapore.
- HPsquared 8mo agoBearing in mind that is literally a construction site, I think it looks pretty good.
- eru 8mo agoYes, that's how a lot of Singapore looks like. It's an HDB car park. But your picture of the Soviet Union is perhaps a bit too rosy. I'm not sure why you'd be depressed? It's a picture of a construction site in a car park. Sure, I'd love having the car infrastructure being less front and centre, too. But otherwise it's fine.
- ex-aws-dude 8mo agoThat is something I've found over the years with traveling. You watch a bunch of travel videos and think the place you're visiting is going to be so different but its just the same overcast sky and ocean and washed out color palette as home. Once you remove all the filters, color correction, and drone shots from influencer travel videos a lot of places look the same IRL.
- joquarky 8mo agoI like the walking videos with minimal editing. They feel more genuine and I get to see places I'll never get to see in person.
- dbacar 8mo agoAgreed, especially when you also hear the actual sounds of the environment. I wish I had a bigger screen, would feel much more immersive.
- wincy 8mo agoReally? I drove from Kansas to the Florida Keys in November, stayed at an ocean front hotel where it was a blissful 83°F, and it felt like our own slice of heaven. We stayed a few extra days over Thanksgiving just to laze in the pool while our kids splashed in the water. Being able to drive away from the snow and the cold into paradise was amazing, and being able to go with my family made me feel richer than a king.
- yetihehe 8mo agoI traveled a little and was also happy to mostly see the nice side of most places. Some of us are lucky, some just always try to see the best in things. Beauty is in the eye of beholder. Also, some people here commented that they like this antirender look. Maybe by contrast. I talked with someone from Ecuador and they said they like when it rains. It was this lat autumn, when we didn't see sun for several weeks and everything was gloomy, looking even worse than in those photos, additionally colored by bad mood of everyone.
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