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Why else would we build this?

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poietes

30/05/2013 at 7:44 am

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- It’s an interior shot of Britomart, the train station in downtown Auckland. It’s a 100+ year old building (considered ancient in these parts) that has been refurnbished in one of those odd architectural bastardisations where the old is mixed with the uber-modern/futuristic – with some interesting effect. I don’t hate it, but often I wonder why our futuristic imaginings are so cold, so devoid of human-ness… do we feel that is somehow inevitable – are we rushing toward annihilating our humanity??? Hmmm…
  
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  30/05/2013 at 12:19 pm
  
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  - On the futuristic imaginings: My theory is that it’s much harder to envision the future with people in it, hence, the sterility. What I mean is that I think that a subconscious dread exists in so many of us, a dread that if we continue on this particular path, we will not be welcome in our own futures. Does that make any sense at all?
    
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    31/05/2013 at 5:45 am
  - Interesting… I’m going to ponder that and get back to you…
    
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    31/05/2013 at 12:39 pm

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