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sanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 6 days ago

Milan's historic Piazza del Duomo 1985 vs 2025

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Milan's historic Piazza del Duomo 1985 vs 2025

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sanitation@lemmy.today to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 6 days ago
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  • thecaptaintrout@lemmy.zip
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    I’m shocked it isn’t the other way around chronologically. Good on Milan

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    1985 looks pretty cool in some ways.

    It’s like Milan was intentionally attempting to create a sight like Times Square.

    But then they realised emulating that wasn’t a good fit, and leaning into the history they did have was much better.

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    How terrible! Think of all the lost ad revenue!

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    NYC needs this

    • czarcasm@kbin.earth
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      Everywhere needs this.

      • (des)mosthenes@lemmy.world
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        touché

    • Toga@lemmy.world
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      What’s really dumb about Time Square is that the buildings are legally required to have illuminated signs, originally created under the guise of public safety in 1980s to keep the busy area will lit. These days the claim is about the historic look…

      • (des)mosthenes@lemmy.world
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        woooooooowwww

  • VinegarChunks@lemmus.org
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    I wonder what Times Square would look like without the ads.

    • samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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      • Axolotl@feddit.it
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        Looks better

        • samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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          Original for comparison:

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            Without the ads, it looks clean, modern, and impressive. It’s something to be proud of.

            But this…this is depressing. It’s just useless noise telling you what to buy. There’s no hope in this. Only loss.

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      It’d be weird and I think the ads are part of the attraction for tourists these days since they’re so recognizable on a photo

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        Some would like it less, but it’s still the hub of the theater district

    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world
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      Why would you wonder that? Manhattan is huge, and 95% of it isn’t Times Square.

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    will someone please think of the shareholders??

  • Axolotl@feddit.it
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    Milan vs Milan with uBlock

  • MML@sh.itjust.works
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    Unshittification?

  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world
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    They took the ads off buildings and put them on all your digital devices instead.

    • Tikiporch@lemmy.world
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      They definitely try to.

  • UpAndAtThem@lemmy.world
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    Oof. It’s like a nice stately gentleman, with a huge Bass Pro Shops logo tattooed to his forehead. Much better now.

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    The architect must have been rolling in their grave.

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    Probably the only thing that got less ads over time, incredible

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    I kind of dig it with all the ads. Like aesthetics wise. Just looks like a plain old building now. Just my opinion though.

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      It looks like modern internet full of pop ups vs old internet

      • lightnsfw@reddthat.com
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        Idk what old internet you were on but mine was way worse than anything I see today, especially with ad block now.

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        Huh I only had pop ups in the old internet, does the internet still have ads?

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          Yes, but only from big ad distributors that get ad blocked.

    • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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      I think you may just be enjoying classic logo design.

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        That’s quite possible. If it was covered in those video screen billboards we have today I probably wouldn’t like it.

        • a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world
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          And no one should blame you. Those Technics and JVC hi fi logos? I’m turned on just thinking about them.

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    deleted by creator

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    Funny. The exact opposite is happening at Rådhuspladsen.

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