Inhabited Beauty

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For photos of beautiful, still-inhabited locales! It can be a quick snapshot of your local town, a breathtaking pro photo of a city, or a pic of some fascinating piece of modern life.

The only real rule is that it must be an actively inhabited/used location (ie not ruins or natural locales). Otherwise, go wild. Anything that you find beautiful or interesting!

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Begich Towers in Whittier, Alaska, USA, holding most of the town's population (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I lived in a commie block until I had enough money to move out.

Easily the worst years of my life.

I'd rather shoot myself than go back in one of these depression factories.

[–] andrew_bidlaw 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've slept in a dozen kinds of them. Some are better than others, obviously, and even the worst of them were better than makeshift barracks or no housing at all. If they are built properly they are nice and affordable.

ed: Ask finns. IIRC they have a lot of these built right, with all their tech and a basic care about future homeowners, that is usually a flipping point in how livable commie blocks are.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I feel like there has to be some way to design one so that it's maximally space efficient while not being a depressing shithole.