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[–] [S] 18 points 7 months ago (8 children)

I remember similar things about the Krushchevkas in the Soviet Union.

It's funny what can be a step up. And how recently our quality of living was... much lower than it is now. In capitalist countries as well as former ML countries.

Commieblocks do have a certain eyesore quality with their monotony though, almost as bad as middle class suburbia, lmao

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    As someone who has lived many years in a similar concrete building, I do not think I will ever truly understand how a basic rectangular building can ever be an "eyesore" as long as they are cleaned and maintained. I like their simplicity and honest brutalist architecture. The rooms are often spacious and very easy to utilize for whatever you want to place in the rooms and have some of the best views in the cities they are in. And best of all: they offer great modern homes for many residents on a comparatively small slab of land unlike traditional houses.

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    I lived in buildings like those for a while and they were pretty good; besides what you mention, public transportation and shops/amenities were in walkable range. Of course this wasn't 70s East Germany though...

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  • [+] 3 points 7 months ago (4 children)
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    Suburbia means there will be more space dedicated to cars than to people, and you won't have easy access to nature or civilization, because you are surrounded by miles of just more suburbia.

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