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by trgn 4y ago
The absence of this, at least in the US, is that there's essentially no country side properly understood. A bucolic permeable area that a city person can integrate in their daily life. The only way to enjoy the outdoors in America is a
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by trgn 4y ago
> the real problem isn't the technology itself I very much disagree with this. We like to think that technology is value neutral, and we, as Olympian gods, are just applying it in good or bad judgment. Technology (the actual materi
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by trgn 4y ago
Most of the handwringing about tech is the middle-aged projecting their anxieties on their children. It's not necessarily the kids who are threatened by social media. It's them, whole fucking 40 year olds, scrolling on tiktok (wtf
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by trgn 4y ago
Reminds me of this joke https://www.reddit.com/r/writers/comments/x4427j/todays_writ...
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by trgn 4y ago
The format is odd indeed. In retrospect, it's really bold to basically build their thesis by example (although pattern language could be considered as a complement to their timeless way of building volume, like a plates volume of an ar
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by trgn 4y ago
> Just tell that to all the cyclists going < 20mph in 40-50MPH roads That's again a 20-30 speed deferential, not to mention a huge difference in weight. We're talking about a 5-10 one between cars. Also, if it's a heavy
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by trgn 4y ago
> Speed differentials kill. That's the cope people use for habitual speeding. 10mh is not significant differential. 30 vs 60 on a highway, sure, 55 vs 65, not at all. You should actually try it once. Go five under the speed limit an
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by trgn 4y ago
Just to piggy back on the 40mph callout, but I would like to see self driving cars never really drive more than 5mph under the speed limit. It would have a great calming effect on traffic. If they combine that with very conservative acceler
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by trgn 4y ago
> has to do with some very broad phenomenon: Consider also social and political stability. The variability of interest rates in function of societal cohesion was already observed hundreds of years ago, and seems consistent across timesca
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by trgn 4y ago
Stick around long enough and you'll receive begrudging admiration.
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by trgn 4y ago
But most people actually live in the big metros. If you grew up in LA, Chicago, Atlanta, ... area, why would you really need to move? Unless you have a highly specific skillset, most people can have a fine career locally. High mobility can
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by trgn 4y ago
It's just crazy cheap. Really amazing and ambitious.
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by trgn 4y ago
> possible to have an objective “good” or “bad” yes > when it comes to architecture that is almost always subjective. no
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by trgn 4y ago
I think you're describing sense of closure, the public realm as an exterior room. Trees offer that for sure. But Bruges or Amsterdam have very few trees, and they feel calm and verdant as well. The houses are super simple. Simple facad
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by trgn 4y ago
There's a different between fashionable vs passe, and good vs bad. I think this thread is aiming to discuss good vs bad.
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by trgn 4y ago
Just look at the US too. Charleston, New Orleans, ... Victorian architecture in general. Lush, but not garish. The idea that bright colors are offensive to taste is just wrong. It's how they are applied. And that's what the proble
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by trgn 4y ago
That's misreading the article. The solution is help patrons nurture their sense of civic responsibility and internal confidence so they do not commission misanthropes like Le Corbusier.
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by trgn 4y ago
No. The race to the bottom doesn't explain the extreme rupture that happened in the 40s. Another thing that may play into it (beyond a psychological breakdown), that's we diverted spending on architecture to spending on maintenanc
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by trgn 4y ago
Great article, quite provocative.
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by trgn 4y ago
> We have nothing old, and cannot imagine that anything might become old. Obviously wrong. America has an enormous amount of beautiful "old" architecture. Most streetcar suburbs are shockingly beautiful, from the utilitarian ca
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by trgn 4y ago
I love when people are confident in their judgements. Especially when it comes to style and taste, it's great to see people drive a stake in the sand, and do so with emphasis. It feels almost, I don't know, liberating perhaps. &gt
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by trgn 4y ago
That's a very incestious way of looking at it. Psychometrics in itself starts off with an a priori assumption that mental capabilities (and implied, human value) can be measured. One can always introduce another metric, say Integrity-Q
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by trgn 4y ago
Yeah you're right, it's an individual responsibility as well, I was writing a little too cavalier. The true danger, death and mutilation, the one that is scaring people of riding altogether, is coming from drivers mostly though.
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by trgn 4y ago
Yes, it's called reality. It's only a paradox for obsessive right brains, pushing their glasses up their noses, pointing their fingers in the skys, grunting smacking noises , semantics! Multiple things can be true at once. MHL hu
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by trgn 4y ago
Reminds me of the elephant powder joke https://www.reddit.com/r/dadjokes/comments/4pqgjk/how_to_kee...
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by trgn 4y ago
It's always an eye opener to see the crowds of people worldwide when the pope visits.
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by trgn 4y ago
For sure. At the same time, reading Socrates, he comes across as a pompous know-it-all, the sort you wouldn't want to spend an evening with. When adolescents take on that hectoring attitude, it's kinda cute and adorable, look at Y
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by trgn 4y ago
Play dates really create needless friction because they don't allow children to click organically. The restoration of the public realm, making it safe for children, is the most pressing challenge for america.
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by trgn 4y ago
Yes 100%, there's a reason for this. Distinguishing right from wrong is an absolute act, and we have been conditioned to associate that with religious zealotry or raving lunacy. By hearing both sides, people are shying away from taking
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by trgn 4y ago
I wouldn't be so extreme, since Americans do display care and neighborly affection in a myriad of other ways. What is the case though, is that americans have reified freedom to mean actual cars. Curbing driving in a car (very specifica

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