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RNAi [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago

Reject Cathedrals, Embrace Orb

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Reject Cathedrals, Embrace Orb

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RNAi [he/him]@hexbear.net to chapotraphouse@hexbear.netEnglish · 2 years ago
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  • oktherebuddy [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    L take. every sinofuturism video features the big skyscrapers acting as screens. as has been pointed out here before if this thing were built in China we’d all be praising the shit out of it.

    edit: vegas in general is shit though. although the desert & surrounding mountains have a nice austere natural beauty to them.

    • Are_Euclidding_Me [e/em/eir]@hexbear.net
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      No. I wouldn’t be. I think those giant skyscraper screens are cringe as shit. Simply make prettier buildings that don’t cause massive light pollution. I think a neat old stone church is extremely a lot cooler than any fancy skyscraper covered in screens

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        Simply make prettier buildings

        Modern engineering and building safety standard make this prohibitively expensive if not borderline impossible.

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          what about engineering and safety could possibly demand new buildings be flashy glass skyscrapers?

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            Modern HVAC prefers low ceilings

            Fire codes require putting way more staircases in everything and making hallways wider

            Masonry is increasingly expensive and fewer and fewer people can do high skill masonry work

            Also Cathedrals took generations to build, society doesn’t have the patience for that crap anymore

            There’s other reasons I can’t think of off the top of my head

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              i doubt they were expecting cathedral-level but more masonry and stylish facades are definitely possible in conventionally proportioned & constructed buildings without breaking those rules (except acquiring masons, but no reason we shouldn’t have people employed in beautification trades)

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      I think skyscrapers are overrated, but at least they have functional interiors. What is inside of the orb?

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        U2

        https://youtu.be/776yP6B2lH0?si=7Z3pjQevVP7XPRCE

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          I really don’t get how U2 got so famous. They sound like such bland dogshit

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            I think you’ve answered your own question

        • HexReplyBot [none/use name]@hexbear.netB
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          I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:

          • yewtu.be
          • inv.zzls.xyz
          • yt.artemislena.eu
          • piped.video

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