urban-planning

If people are complaining about something, it means the product is good enough that they care about it. The real problem is when no one’s complaining. Is anybody complaining about your product? (Location 939)

Bring back Four Lokos!! And change Facebook back to chronological!! OR WE RIOT!!

One of history’s few iron laws is that luxuries tend to become necessities and to spawn new obligations. Once people get used to a certain luxury, they take it for granted. (Location 1401)

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A painfully obvious and oft cited example: cars.

Cars started out as a luxury and innovation ^d533e6 but are now a proximal cause for American sedentism and distancing of communities of families and friends. Cars also brought about the rise of shopping mall plazas off of major interstate highways. Cities in the 21st century are built for cars instead of people due to the tragedy of the commons.

This is a dystopia. https://t.co/vGA8Uf6eC4 (View Tweet)