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These are the same employers that mandate return to office for distributed teams and micro-manage every access of our work. I think we know how its going to play out.

Sure, but would it have been better or worse for the Luddites?

No generally not, there's not any real connection between the two groups.

I don't think it's a matter of whether or not you are free to go. It's a matter of whether they let you on the plane.

Can you clarify what you take issue with?

To me the issue is that the alternative to brutalism isn't classic, art deco, art nouveau, googie, etc. It's soulless glass and steel designs.

I'd rather have classic, art deco, etc. to brutalism but I'd MUCH rather have brutalism to modern glass and steel.


I never understood the dislike for brutalist architecture. To me, at least it looks like something. It's got soul and expresses an artistic idea even if that idea is "the overbearing power of the state". Personally, I'd take that over the soulless glass and steel buildings that seem to be today's alternative.

Brutalism doesn't signify "brutality" though, it's about leaving the building materials bare and favouring clean lines. Those glass and steel buildings could also be considered brutalist architecture of a different flavour.

Brutalism isn't named after brutality, it's after French _brut_, "raw", as in exposed (raw) concrete.

I love that the statistics department decided not to contact IT until they had enough data to be statistically significant!

I'm not sure what you mean. The internet itself is new let alone widespread access to video sharing.

Part of the problem is that social media isn't social media anymore. Its an algorithmic feed that only occassionally shows content from people you're friends with. If Facebook went back to its early days when it was actually a communication tool, then I don't think you would see the same complaints about it.


define social media. because in UK law its defined as app or website with a chat or messaging functionality, and in US law its even more nebulously defined than that. UK law counts FitBit as social media.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/definitions/uscode.php?def_id=42...

> Its an algorithmic feed that only occassionally shows content from people you're friends with

problem how? ill assume you mean the problem is it shows you or other people stuff that will turn them toxic, not that it literally shows you other peoples content.


Cows watch sunsets man!


Cows have best friends.


cows also seem to enjoy music


They are very curious and seem to like trombones... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYD42BXbjFg


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