Notes from the Common

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The point of this blog is essentially to be like a tiktok that I refuse to create, I think that we need to regress in our input and outputs of social media, The best times that we have seen were relatively not too long ago, when we really weren't able to do all that much with the internet, when someone had a super cool youtube profile page or myspace page that was like super custom, these were the best of times.

The days of the FORUM. I believe in public forums, open debates, magnetism to the center.

I was having a great conversation with a beautiful woman recently about Boston City Hall, about Brutalist Architecture.

I actually think that structure is quite interesting and that the ideology of Brutalist architecture as they rebuilt Europe post WWII is interesting, but I am a believer in the Palazzo.

The reason that I don't like Boston City Hall is because it is not enticing, I also may be a bit prejudice to the French (They are just rude people (for the most part :-P)) but as well, to have the government at the city center has always been an obtrusive idea to me pershonally.

There is nothing to entice the surrounding of government center and boston city hall, there are no fountains, there are no objects of magnetism, on the whole it is rather barren and citizens are made to feel unwelcome in the plaza. Sure now we have that little park and the cop slide, and quincy market is relatively a stone's throw away, but HOW CAN YOU FEEL CONNECTED TO THIS GRAY BARREN LANDSCAPE, The courthouses on the other side like sure you have caveau and the dubliner but we need items to feel connected to our city!!!!!!, look at the north end near St. Stephen's Church and Mamma Maria, NOW THAT'S NICE, NOW THAT'S ITALIAN #11Maddones #onthesideplease

What I am saying is that we should have architecture with architexture. #whatdatmean?? dat mean we needs to be feeling the shit around us, Boston has SO MUCH POTENTIAL, however bureaucracy and economic development have stunted our growth. THE POINT OF THE CITY IS TO BE BEAUTIFUL, THE POINT OF THE POLITY IS TO BUILD A BEAUTIFUL CITIZENRY, THE POINT OF THE CITIZEN IS TO LOVE THE CITY AND ITS FELLOW CITIZENRY.

AT THE END OF THE DAY IT COMES DOWN TO LOVE AND COMMUNITY. WITH ALL THE TALKS ABOUT IMMIGRATION, LEGAL OR ILLEGAL (LAWS ARE MANMADE :/) WE NEED TO GET BACK TO A TELEOLOGICAL BASIS IN UNDERSTANDING THIS... ALL ARE WELCOME, BUT THE COST OF ENTRY IS LOVE, CARE, AND LOYALTY - DARK TRIAD TYPE SHIT

IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME WHO YOU HAVE BEEN OR WHERE YOU HAVE COME FROM. WHAT MATTERS TO ME IS THAT OUR INTERESTS ARE ALIGNED, A SAFE COMMUNITY, A FRUITFUL EDUCATION FOR THE CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY, CLEAN AND BEAUTIFUL STREETS, EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS, AND POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON ALL SIDES OF THE AISLE. Describe this GIF

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