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0 pointsanal_reactor1y ago0 comments

I don't understand what's bad about this.

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Whether you think it is bad or not is typically a question of your personal politics. My point is not to litigate that but to mention that the gas station isn't playing it because they want you to have a better day, but for the same reason why they might blast an ad: because they see is as a solution to a problem that they solve independently of you.

LtWorf1y ago

That means you're a bad person.

acuozzo1y ago

Why? I'm not OP, but I'm honestly asking.

Is it immoral to, for instance, design a "planned city" to be as boring as possible in order to not attract thrill-seekers?

Now, mind you, I'm asking solely about design. There would be no enforcement of any kind. No "we don't want your kind here". Nothing like in the opening to First Blood.

Just boring AF. Everything closes at 8pm excluding a few bars and restaurants. Lots of playgrounds, good schools, and walking paths to attract a population of young families with children.

LtWorf1y ago

It's not a problem for architecture to solve, it's a problem for the society to solve.

Architects can just move those people somewhere else.

acuozzo1y ago

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but I also don't see what's "bad" or immoral about the example I outlined above.

FWIW, it's not hypothetical. I'm more-or-less describing Columbia, MD which is wedged midway between Washington DC and Baltimore.

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saagarjha1y ago

LtWorf1y ago

That means you're a bad person.

acuozzo1y ago

Why? I'm not OP, but I'm honestly asking.

Is it immoral to, for instance, design a "planned city" to be as boring as possible in order to not attract thrill-seekers?

Now, mind you, I'm asking solely about design. There would be no enforcement of any kind. No "we don't want your kind here". Nothing like in the opening to First Blood.

Just boring AF. Everything closes at 8pm excluding a few bars and restaurants. Lots of playgrounds, good schools, and walking paths to attract a population of young families with children.

LtWorf1y ago

It's not a problem for architecture to solve, it's a problem for the society to solve.

Architects can just move those people somewhere else.

acuozzo1y ago

I'm not necessarily disagreeing with you, but I also don't see what's "bad" or immoral about the example I outlined above.

FWIW, it's not hypothetical. I'm more-or-less describing Columbia, MD which is wedged midway between Washington DC and Baltimore.

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