@vgr @GabrielDuquette I definitely think it's violence when people build horrible, useless, ugly buildings they don't have to live in
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@vgr@GabrielDuquette if people had meaningful input into how things looked, and some things that were ugly (to me) emerged, awesome!1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@vgr@GabrielDuquette I'm concerned that we don't have much input into how things look, and I think that's bad for us and sad1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette You're conflating power and violence with beauty proper.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette That we don't have enough input into defining "beauty" where we are the main affected parties is abt power1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette You can sub beauty with any variable that people should control in proportion to their stake in it.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette One reason I am wary of your communitarianism is precisely that. Eg. HOAs dictating lawn aesthetics.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@vgr@GabrielDuquette A Pattern Language-style aesthetics is the opposite of that, each thing fitted to its place and use, not cookie cutter2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@vgr @GabrielDuquette all suburban subdivisions mostly look the same - no local expression at all, no place for beauty
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@GabrielDuquette Which is fine if residents collectively chose it without coercion and can sell and leave if they want1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@vgr@GabrielDuquette I don't think that people live in ugly places because they like it that way, but because beautiful options don't exist1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - 2 more replies
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