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william_kent
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there's a few documentaries about that rash of high rise apartments in New York, stealing sunlight from their neighbours, standing empty ( approx 20% occupancy ) and how they are just "investment opportunities" which are never intended to be lived in, just assets to be held on to and then sold at a profit
linebaugh
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youve never been to colorado
What's the medication? Bumhole fingering?
woops
is not like other people
i've read this exact thing about the Trump gold 'n' glitz aesthetic
^the perfect set for sartre's No Exit
i thought this went for most of the new builds in London as well?
version
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Right, but it's interesting how little the property seems to matter relative to location.
As someone says in the comments under the NYC vid, "$5M for the apartment and $130M for the view."
IdleRich
IdleRich
I like a view
Leo
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Michale jordan famously has this massive house that wont sell because its truly hideous
Jordan's looks like a suburban middle school.
This is a bit like the caste system in Hinduism, where the priest caste is designated as the head and the kingly/warrior cast is designated as the arms and chest. So the (poor) priest are higher up in the chain than the (rich) Kings and in fact money is considered a pollutant. All that has changed, if you follow this line, is that we've swapped closeness to God for aesthetics.
Mr. Tea
"can't soundclash" according to a VERY HARD MAN
Mr. Tea
"can't soundclash" according to a VERY HARD MAN
i've read this exact thing about the Trump gold 'n' glitz aesthetic
I think you could make a great photo-quiz of images of interiors like this, titled 'Trump or Saddam?'
woops
is not like other people
or indeed for capital, which is why i'm always saying the tallest buildings in the city used to be churches and cathedrals, now they're the office blocks
Mr. Tea
"can't soundclash" according to a VERY HARD MAN
woops
is not like other people
you should cut down on that stuff tea
Mr. Tea
"can't soundclash" according to a VERY HARD MAN
As long as it also turns me into a world-famous poet, I'm OK with that.
this zine i was reading a while back (https://roughtradebooks.com/products/the-cult-of-water-david-bramwell-pete-fowler) has a quote in it from alan moore where he talks about that aspect of tall buildings in the local area being meaningful.
in my local wider area of Huddersfield, the three tall landmarks are:
1. Closest: household waste recycling facility chiney
2. Middle distance: Castle Hill - ancient site later used for signalling, with a 'Victoria Tower' at the top
3. Distance: Emley Moor Mast - tallest concrete structure in the UK, taller than the Eiffel tower, responsible for satellite and telecommunications. Only building in UK from which both coasts are visible.
Which I take to mean: the burning of waste is now more important than receiving information.
In Manchester, the tall landmarks are Strangeways prison tower and the cranes, so make of that what you will
in my local wider area of Huddersfield, the three tall landmarks are:
1. Closest: household waste recycling facility chiney
2. Middle distance: Castle Hill - ancient site later used for signalling, with a 'Victoria Tower' at the top
3. Distance: Emley Moor Mast - tallest concrete structure in the UK, taller than the Eiffel tower, responsible for satellite and telecommunications. Only building in UK from which both coasts are visible.
Which I take to mean: the burning of waste is now more important than receiving information.
In Manchester, the tall landmarks are Strangeways prison tower and the cranes, so make of that what you will