Damus
Zhivago BTC · 93w
Fiat is degrading us in every aspect of our lives, including architecture.
Jimmy · 93w
We actually do. They were all rebuilt after the Berlin wall fell. What you are looking at is not older than 30 years.
bitcoinfitz · 93w
If you are interested in an alternative theory to this topic, check out My Lunch Break on rumble/youtube. You will not be disappointed
π™°πš‚π™²π™Ύπšƒ β†― · 93w
watch humans turn into soulless robots: https://m.primal.net/KkrR.mov
Luke · 93w
Good time created weak men... Which went on a fiat standard.
Ian · 93w
you should check out Jon Levi on YouTube... he has your answers. https://youtube.com/@jonlevichannel
Kenshin πŸ₯· · 93w
The gold standard days... Soon to be the Bitcoin standard and we can do more of this again!
0xD43m0n · 93w
I agree with the Thesis of nostr:npub1gdu7w6l6w65qhrdeaf6eyywepwe7v7ezqtugsrxy7hl7ypjsvxksd76nak, the answer is FIAT
Tim · 93w
Because we became a lot of corner cutting, cost saving, non-creative arses with little inspiration driving us.
node · 93w
πŸ‘‡πŸΎ https://media1.tenor.com/m/XPk4hFUx1w4AAAAd/money-printer.gif
Flow · 93w
Cost
Constantin · 93w
We want cheap & fast everything. And we're not allowed to express our inner darkness anymore... 🀷
ARVIN · 93w
Because fiat
Galetaire · 93w
Its expensive 🫰.
JE · 93w
Massive theological/philosophical shifts. Architecture is a good berometer of what a peoples believes to be true of the world. Post 1920s architecture became increasingly statist, anti-theistic, and anti-human. Post-industrialism also saw an increasing loss of craftsmanship and skills over the co...
Daniel Prince · 93w
Well, broken money, of course. But, also The metric system. Seriously. https://fountain.fm/episode/zYLm28BLz8YHVS2yDeSY
Sydney Bright · 93w
I think about this constantly. One of the greatest signs something is wrong with our culture. We have lost touch with the….nameless thing
Bitcrazy · 93w
ouuuuu I love it!!
Momo · 93w
High time preference and buzzing notifications
99Bitcoin · 93w
Because we use cuck bucks as money
BenG · 93w
When money constantly loses its value, people just want to get paid and move on to the next project. They are less likely to create beautiful, detailed, long-lasting art and architecture. https://m.primal.net/KlKb.png
Deleted Account · 93w
Just get yourself a slab of limestone, a hammer and chisel… put your phone away and start πŸͺ¨πŸ”œπŸ—Ώ
Diyana · 93w
there are conspiracy theories https://m.primal.net/KlLC.png
BankSith · 93w
Simple reason: fiat money
Peter Hasselblad · 93w
We can’t afford it thanks to abandoning the gold standard.
ish4k · 93w
why beauty when you can oppress with architecture?
Zach⚑️ · 93w
As surprising amount of these buildings are 19th and 20th century restorations
Deleted Account · 93w
When you can no longer sense the cosmic divine, you mimic and recreate the cold and empty spaces that make up the reality to which you have surrendered.
Beiner · 93w
Usary
Cykros · 93w
Once the bombs started dropping from planes I suspect the push to build ornate stonework dwindled. Especially when buildings needed to get replaced quickly all at once.
AJ2884 · 93w
To me, paying for decadent and opulent building facades seems like a waist of money. I'm too frugal for such things.
moarmeshi · 93w
i love it
MuyMaestro · 93w
Collectivism
Muzz · 93w
That would take soul, talent, and money. Everything now is a fucking piece of plastic
wet · 93w
the construction of such a structure took an entire human life, sometimes several lives; it is an intermediate stage in our history from the deification of stones to the realization of the hidden powers of the mind.
wet · 93w
and the goal of architects has never been to create an object of admiration, but to transmit knowledge, to awaken human consciousness to the discovery of the laws and technologies underlying them.
Hawk · 93w
The inflationary fiat money system put an end to it. If you have to spend your money as quickly as possible, and also have interest bearing debt to repay, there's no time or surplus for such niceties.
Jhon galt · 93w
Because they stole our time