this is not a dunk but i do find beauty in the left picture as someone who grew up surrounded by dirty smoggy buildings, cracked and bumpy asphalt, unkept to nonexistent pavements etc
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RT @margaritaevna95
We fill our culture with ugliness in every single aspect of it and then wonder why most people are depressed.
Beauty is hope.
https://twitter.com/margaritaevna95/status/1377741792104308737
i get the impression that the city in Her (2014) was meant to be super sterile/empty and a bit dystopic but for me there's something soothing about smooth surfaces and ikeacore furniture - like a relief from the rough edges and harsh noise of the "real world"
squeaky clean shoes are a status marker over here because it means you can afford to take a car everywhere and step exclusively on concrete and marble
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RT @notlinear1
@amirism_ dusty, non existent pavements is a feature, idk why
unpaved roads in rural is never a problem, but dusty urban roads make life hell
https://twitter.com/notlinear1/status/1392843420620578816
i lived in singapore and tokyo for a few years as a kid and my main takeaway was that the main difference between rich and poor countries is the quality of streets, pavements, and buildings