very well said- it’s my belief that whatever system we use, we have to make sure we are the masters of it, and not the other way around. and of course the vulnerability that all these systems have and, will always have, is that the number one rule is DONT BE AN ASSHOLE, and people are like, very prone to assholery.
Look Comrade, my own politics are pretty far left, and by all measures I am a socialist, so i get you and your argument, but all systems are at the mercy of their operators.
Capitalism doesn’t necessarily mean that everyone will be cut-throat a-holes who are looking for quickest maximum return all the time- in fact an…
not really though.
yeah. But why did we all buy into this super lowest common denominator thinking? Why are we so eager to trash everything that isn’t quantifiable in a spreadsheet? Capitalism is a tool, just like socialism or communism - why are we using it so irresponsibly and shortsightedly?
Architect here.
re proliferation of crap buildings; There’s a lot of factors involved, and while i am hesitant to put the blame squarely on the shoulders of late stage capitalism as Burneko does, it sure does have a lot of responsibility.
Most everything that is involved in building a building is really expensive, but…
The problem you are describing isn’t architecture’s fault, it’s society’s. I am hesitant to blame “late stage capitalism” as Burneko does, because it’s deeper than that, I think.
I mean, good for her, but maybe we really deserve the whole trump driven apocalypse thingy we all spend so much time fretting over.
Is the false exhaust tip more analogous to a bleached asshole or is more of a saline injected buttcheek sort of thing?
no dude.
The stripe and the wheels on the lead images green mini are dope A.f..
THE AMERICANS.
Like it is so often, the best answer can be found in the folk wisdom of our forefathers:
jesus, that’s a good idea.
i mean, obviously, the world doesn’t deserve this...
for those that haven’t seen this photoshopped perfection:
Charlize would be a great choice if it was a live action movie. (as would Issacs, obviously) but yeah, this ain’t great.
this is wonderful, thank you.