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[-] eremophila@lemmy.zip -4 points 1 day ago

You don't build anything like that without exploiting a lot of people.

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

Well yeah, that particular one is the French Royal library, obviously built to be a monument to French superiority, but in general, the working class building a library for itself isn't exploitative.

[-] eremophila@lemmy.zip -3 points 1 day ago

Buildings like that one (way over the top) have traditionally been built by slaves and/or built with profits from colonisation, invasion etc.

The post in that context says that humans just can't do the right thing.

The intention is of course just that a library is a real data centre.

[-] alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Buildings like that one (way over the top) have traditionally been built by slaves and/or built with profits from colonisation, invasion etc

You get similar styles in communist countries when the building exists to serve the public. The USSR would often include a requirement for a portion of the budget go to local artists, so you ended up with no less ornamentation.

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