Usefulness

When I’m going through the architecturally non-homogenous city, I think about the practical value and beauty. It’s twisted.

Once, it was all making sense. The engineers and designers used to know what were they doing and why.

Today, there is no value. There is only price.

I mean – the design of the laptop that I’m writing this on, design of the headphones I’m listening to and of mouse I am using is just great.

But when I see all these ugly buildings, fences, trashcans and pretty much everything younger than half a century in this otherwise beautiful city, I feel terrible.

What would I give to have an old brick laptop like those old IBMs were, while living in a city looking like it used to during Austro-Hungarian Empire.

  

Nowadays, there are money for horribly distasteful ads (only good for catching attention) and nice designed consumer goods.

Well, people just don’t choose a milk of bottle with a hideous sticker over the same bottle, just with a better sticker. They know that those, who don’t waste money on stickers probably won’t spend money on providing better for their customers.

But what about the bigger picture? People know to choose a better looking product in the store, but does that help, when they are looking in a bad store?

If we started cutting expenses on the correct part, it would be better for everyone.