don’t know if this constitutes seduction by treatlerism or not, what I liked isn’t as product-centric, I’d like to think
I don't think it does. And a lot of the public services that were developed in the west were a direct response to communism in the USSR.
spend some time in the Gulf States and you will really see the difference between your problematic consumption and straight up worship of capital, ritualistic consumerism, and hyper-alienation of labor.
Yeah it's not easy to get a real understanding of how things are in another country from just theory but thats interesting to see. Although it does fit with the image I have of Dubai
The arts scene, sports stuff, functional public transit actually used by everyone and not just designed to get laborers out of rich people’s way
I can see how this is impressive or leaves a positive impression. I think a lot of people are just priced out from the arts scene and sports but for those who aren't I guess it's a good time.