On "safetyism": this building was gutted by deliberate fire in Sydney, last week. They could, and should, save the remaining (heritage listed) walls, but "because safety" (and no doubt because the developer wants an empty block, to save $$$), it's now going to be needlessly razed to the ground. - Kotaku In Action 2

On "safetyism": this building was gutted by deliberate fire in Sydney, last week. They could, and should, save the remaining (heritage listed) walls, but "because safety" (and no doubt because the developer wants an empty block, to save $$$), it's now going to be needlessly razed to the ground. (archive.is)

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– bamboozler1 [S] 0 points 1 year ago +1 / -1

You should live on the Gold Coast. You really should. Or maybe Perth (in fact, you may have mentioned already that you live in WA, I can't remember).

They both represent two clear examples of the endpoint of the attitude you just espoused, and it is awful... Especially the Gold Coast.

Nothing old gets to survive. It all gets "swept away" in the name of "Heritage? Who gives a fuck?", and yeah, really makes for "cohesive, liveable cities". Not.

Seriously, I don't think I could possibly disagree more.

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