CyberPunk Cities: Fiction or Reality?

[@DamiLeeArch]

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[@sandman0923]

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[@keirfarnum6811]

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[@diegoroman753]

1:27 😢😮

[@mistermelancholy7698]

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[@sagathekawaiikilla]

Sorry but ur a baddie 💞

[@damionval]

"Cyberpunk is a warning, not an aspiration." - Mike Pondsmith. More people need to actually listen to stuff like this. I love the cyberpunk genre as a media, but I do not want to see it become a reality. This was a fantastically written video.

[@thememeilator2633]

Man it isn't that good of a warning then. I mean i know the dangers of the cyberpunk world yet i still want to have cybernetics, perhaps cast off my human body in the process.

[@Ixarus6713]

Strive for something like Solarpunk instead. Look it up! It looks sick!

[@thememeilator2633]

@@Ixarus6713 oh i am aware of Solarpunk and love it, it looks like a wonderful time that i would love to exist in even if it is one side of the Cyber-Solar coin

[@DarkLordofTheSith_DarthVader]

I'll gladly accept this future.

[@absolutegoatfuck5019]

@@thememeilator2633 it’s not a bad warning, it only sucks if you ignore the reality around the quirky side of it. Decimated earth, destroyed society, class warfare, being the equivalent of sheep for slaughter to corporations. Inescapable poverty everywhere.

[@jinenjuce]

We're already living in a Cyberpunk world, it's just missing all the cool cybernetic enhancement stuff

[@someguycalledCh0wdah]

Yeah the dystopia is already going, it just doesn't look like the movies.

[@kirkmooneyham]

You beat me to it, but I'm glad someone said it.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

True

[@cgdimension]

our buildings are more about the glass, towers of glass, surely no danger there ;p

[@chicle9100]

Cell phones are cybernetic enhancements. Everyone has one no one can live without one. Give it 3 years and they’ll install cellular service into our brains

[@thecompanioncube4211]

With the unexpected resurgence of Cyberpunk 2077, I am reliving night city, and it's amazing how much care and effort has went into designing the architecture. This video gave me another set of eye to look at things

[@whirlwindsky]

I think edgerunners having people look at the game againafter so any fixes, then the space between edgerunners and phantom liberty being the eprfect size was really smart by cdpr. Just as it starts "becoming old" they let out something new. And I'm really loving all the new content its all caused online. also yes I know its not just Cyberpunk 2077, but those two combined are a large factor in the cyberpunk conversation coming up again

[@user-pc5qj2ix2c]

The one thing I "thought" they got wrong is that you can't get everywhere on foot because bridges etc don't have sidewalks. Then I remembered I'm not American and with US car centric city design that might actually be realistic.

[@toxiczombiewolf5692]

It was always good just shame it had so many bugs at the start. Also love the look of dogtown

[@mrdictator7030]

the designis really nice and I love the game but god NC is a shit hole, I would not want to live there

[@TheKazragore]

​@@user-pc5qj2ix2cAnd finding parking that's not the sidewalks is a nightmare. Though the Megabuilding your apartment is in is genius with roof parking connected to a flyover and accessible from ground level.

[@sbalogh53]

The first night I stepped out of my Bangkok hotel lobby, on a rainy day, seeing the heavy concrete BTS train station towering over me, experiencing the strange smells from all the street food vendors, the crowds of ordinary people, and then looking up at the huge LED advertising screens speaking in a strange language, my first thought was that I had just stepped into a Blade Runner set. That moment in time is still etched in my mind 10 years later.

[@ArtisticlyAlexis]

I lived in Kaohsiung, Taiwan for a year as a teen when my dad got a project there. I can still smell the air, see the neon, hear the foreign sounds like 100s of scooters driving by. Ever since then, even my dreams seem more colorful, like it unlocked a part of my mind's perception of the world.

[@saberhap2639]

soyjack

[@gracerose4272]

I’m curious… was this a good memory or bad? Personally that situation would make me so overwhelmed and angry at society, for others big advertising and loud trains are cool so I’m just wondering ig?

[@sin1er]

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[@the_defender625]

Im surprised there aren’t that many adeptus machanicus like cults in the cyber punk settings.

[@LebronTraveled24]

I’ve always loved the cyberpunk city aesthetic. Megastructures, with a heavy neon glow, and progressive technology. Don’t know if I’d want to live there everyday but being there every so often would be awesome

[@oduinn7948]

I'm right there with you despite it being quite antithetical to how and who I am as a person, but I have a pension for Brutalist architecture undercut with the start contrast of neon light coloring, but like you said as a visitor -- not a resident. I also find natural disasters and explosions beautiful, so.....

[@ericuy2201]

I'm with you right there

[@johnbash-on-ger]

Why don't you go to Las Vegas? They've got lots of brightly-coloured neon lights there.

[@LebronTraveled24]

@@johnbash-on-ger oh I know but it’s missing the megastructures and the feel of an extremely overcrowded city. Honestly the closest place to probably visit would be the city of Tokyo

[@Fredreegz]

It wasn't supposed to be aspirational. It was supposed to be a dystopian vision. Media companies have aestheticised this hyper capitalism and you've bought into that narrative.

[@Azikxz]

This is definitely the best NORDVPN ad I've ever seen

[@crunchyoats1862]

yeah she got me and i don't even feel bad about it

[@SowedCastelli]

FACTS 😁

[@kevilleb]

My theory is that the Tyrell corporate building in Blade runner is a contained city for the upper class and corporate employees. It's like the city apartments in Cyberpunk 2077, Judge Dread or the real Ponte City Apartments

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

The Mayan temple/Egyptian pyramid connotations certainly gives the inhabitants a feeling of being god-like literally "above" the common man.

[@user-ol7bt4wp1j]

I find blade Runners architecture quite interesting It’s brutalist, but it honestly also feels like a dark modern version of Art Deco. Brutal Deco. Its brutalism but there is a clear Art Deco influence.

[@knightofficer]

yeah arcologies as corporate fiefs is also something that comes up in cyberpunk a lot and i'm sad they didn't get mentioned here although i feel there is also an interpretation being missed from the meso american angle. That these are also then structure's where part of that religion is blood sacrifice, the huge corporate monoliths not just proclaiming their divinity above you, but making it clear that your blood will be spilled down their front simply to please the corn god and ensure a bountiful harvest. Human life reduced to a cheap and disposable resource readily thrown away for results that they never had any genuine control over in the first place.

[@thekaxmax]

the trm is 'arcology'. City/buildings.

[@obsidiancrow450]

its there because it looks cool lol

[@crvsxnn5420]

Considering The Line as a Cyberpunk city is quite acceptable Edit : What I said is just an supposition, I didn't say anything about if I liked it, if I support this construction, or if it will really happen

[@SkimoStories]

Solarpunk

[@Urbanhandyman]

Shawarmapunk

[@geoms6263]

Considering Chile as a linear country is quite acceptable

[@Yatukih_001]

In Reykjavik we thought that if we replaced most of our old style buildings with a cyberpunk style modern architecture as they used to call it back then, they would last longer. It turns out we were wrong. So many of the old buildings are being rebuilt, some brutalist buildings are being considered for removal. You are right.

[@coolyoutuber4948]

Whats the meaning of your name dam Lee??

[@animehuntress9018]

This made me remember a doc about a city in Japan, i think it was Kyoto but I honestly can't remember. It is currently one of the cities with some of the strictest controls on what type of adverts can be used and how they can be used. It was done to preserve more of the city as it was becoming dominated by "modern living". Depending on how close you were to the historical sites was how much more strict the codes were. For example near one of the temples was a Starbucks with a wood sign and the logo carved into it, but several miles away was another with a muted green and toward the city center it was normal. To be honest seeing the before and after, you can see why they did it. It worked. Near the historical sights, regardless of how many tourists were there, you see the heritage and history and the welcoming feel for people to be there. The more toward the center of the city you were the more it was about the businesses and less about the people... though really the accessibility through walking was still really high considering.

[@DamiLeeArch]

Very interesting. I will be in Japan in September and make sure to check it out

[@oddn6158]

It’s been a history for Japan to keep as much of the outside world away from itself as possible, and when they let these influences in, they strictly control it for they are protective of their culture. As countries become more corporate and connected, hopefully the experience that you mentioned could be spread globally to reduce the impact of advertising.

[@king0elizabeth]

It's mostly likely Kyoto.

[@notsoberoveranalyzer8264]

@@DamiLeeArchWhen you go, remember that if you see temples / shrines ( even some castles) No nails, screws or glue were used - ( most of the time, it’ll depend) But it’s really amazing that the alternative solutions they’ve used, and how long some of the buildings have been standing for. Also, Iwate is probably the least popular prefecture, but it’s where I lived ~ and it’s just amazingly beautiful. Driving to this traditional hotel with my partner, we were up in the mountains, and saw this little village at the base of this mountain range, it looked like something out of a dream/movie. But due to its population being so sparse, it being a mountainous part of northern Japan, it’s beauty is untouchable. To be able to climb mountains - and see a castle in the middle of a forest - how unique some of the traditional buildings are too.

[@bmolitor615]

yes, that was Life Where I'm From and it is Kyoto

[@hooby_9066]

There's also the huge influence that Kowloon Walled City had on writers of early Cyberpunk. You can still see that influence - both architectural and stylistic - in tons of today's cyberpunk movies and games. The special thing about Kowloon Walled City being of course, that there was no planning, no regulation, no oversight involved in it's growth. It was just residents adding more and more to a very strictly limited space - thus increasing density, often in a pretty haphazard way. That lead to a very unique... *style*. I just felt I had to mention it - you just can't talk about Cyberpunk architecture without mentioning Kowloon Walled City.

[@wladynosz1565]

It looks more like a Postapocalyptic city than Cyberpunk imo

[@cyberpholk]

ohh @damilee please do a video on kowloon :D

[@RevanDenton]

I just hope the people that lived there.. have better lives now since it was torn down some time ago.

[@thomastran1344]

@@RevanDenton they were moved out of their homes and forced to go into government housing. Imagine leaving everything you knew 😔

[@hooby_9066]

@@RevanDenton From what I've read, people didn't live there by choice, but because poverty made this pretty much the only place they could possibly afford. Displacing the poor typically doesn't really improve their life. Not sure if the compensation payment they got was enough to really help. The interviews in the book "City of Darkness" by Greg Girad and Ian Lambot happened at a point in time, when many already took the money and left - and those who had stayed didn't always have a desire to leave.

[@JohnnyStashh]

i would watch these even if they were 2 hours long! 20mins flew by real quick with how entertaining and fun this was to watch.

[@technocatdance]

fortnine is based out of vancouver and makes some really cool cinematic videos about motorbikes, I don't even ride but the videos are so well done

[@w花b]

True.

[@VRCommy]

I wish they WERE two hours long!

[@damysticalone87]

Those read, listen to / bugged / eavesdrop / overheared / tapped, watched, spied, copied and steal many of my ideas (=inventions) initiated by me: + open, transparent 360° sunlight, sun- and lights Buildings, construction methods, architectures, designs, concepts; + step-floor / -storey / -level / -tier pyramid (e.g., as a residential building); _ __ _ __,--T _,--!T!--,__ T--,_ + 360° stepped floors / storey / level / tier buildings (constructions, architectures, construction methods, designs, concepts, 2D, 3D, models); + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as a Wheel (2D, 3D) “Omniwheel” / “Omni-Wheel”; + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as buildings, constructions, architectures; + and much more! If / When you have money, health or "natural" catastrophe / disaster problems or if / when you are somehow affected by traffic accidents, traffic jams at some point, somewhen, anytime, somewhere, anywhere, then think of me, share my posts and my pages! My profiles contact details: Instagram - Ig: iloveyoureallybaby instagram.com/iloveyoureallybaby/ Twitter: EugenK87 (currently blocked) twitter.com/EugenK87 Odnoklassniki: eugenzhenyak My “free” main site: ok.ru/eugenzhenyak/statuses/all KZbin - Yt: damysticalone87 kzbin.info "Those pigs even threw away millions of euros € and dollars $ to build three small step-story pyramids and one large one in Egypt in order to falsify the idea (=inventions) of the step-story pyramid and 360° step- Storey Buildings Architectures, Designs, Concepts, Building Methods, Constructions (2D, 3D Models) that I initiated and those pigs stole that and more from me! The pigs even build step-story buildings everywhere, step-story church towers in Ukraine, Russia, make films, games, steal my ideas (=inventions), my patent rights, history, money! "I had invented pyramids in the form of > step by step < (meaning > floor by floor

[@SteveNaranjo]

As a matter of fact the one thing I didn't like about this video was that it was ONLY 20 minutes long. Cyberpunk! Brutalism! What's not to love about this video.

[@andreigonzales7145]

This video is literally a hidden gem in the world of endless cyberpunk video essays/documentaries. Top Notch editing, top notch explaining, and really great seeing a niche (architectural) perspective on the cyberpunk genre. One of the best video essays I've seen on KZbin, well done!

[@cmdrTremyss]

This video is over the top. The research went into it, the quality of the cuts, the small pause between thoughts to let us absorb the imaginary, the music, even the ad. All very thought out and great. And above all, your wonderful personality. Here, have a brutal upvote!

[@minionan]

Great inference to Soviet/Socialis/Cyberpunk concrete being so expensive to demolish that it is cheaper to maintain it than to replace. This is already happening in post-soviet republics. The infamous concrete fields of blocks-of-flats where 80% of the (at the time) young population was raised is now being maintained, Despite the designed building life-span. Those areas are being turned into cultural enclave ghettos or simply no-go-zones. We might not be as technologically advanced as in the cyberpunk novels, but that social division dystopia is upon us already.

[@cedonuli]

Until now, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen an enjoyable integrated ad like the one you’ve made for NordVPN. It’s obvious how much effort you put into your content, thank you for everything you’ve shared with us

[@charisma-hornum-fries]

Im just annoyed when content creators highlight Netflix and other services that will not work internationally the way they say it does. Maybe if the service is registered in the US because it's not geofenced as elsewhere.

[@JV-xy4nr]

Do you mean "interlinked" ad?

[@fatihsaidduran]

Tomska's sponsorship segments are bangers

[@Triaxonico]

Internet historian

[@tNotimportant]

It was pretty slick

[@Fredreegz]

Cyberpunk used to be a foreboding, undesirable dystopia. Nowadays its just a 'cool' aspirational aesthetic that media companies sell us.

[@kingol4801]

Because it is cool. As with any fiction. As people said: Everyone wants to be a pirate, but not in real life. People want all conveniences and freedoms of fictions with none of the repercussions.

[@cards_player]

​@@kingol4801I want to be a pirate in real life

[@goingbozo]

@@cards_player you can with just a simple torrent program!

[@d33pblu3]

Cyberpunk tends to walk head first into its own message since the standard of living in cyberpunk stories is usually higher than ours currently. Loosing a limb in a cyberpunk setting is something you can fix at a shady establishment located on a street corner. Have a heart attack? 200 bucks and you’re getting a new one. Have diabetes? Cybercorp artificial liver at 2000.99. The dense living conditions create communities. They have access to every form of entertainment and drug they wish to. These settings walk seem utopian compared to the brave new world we’re heading to.

[@arttuy437]

How is it not still a foreboding, undesirable dystopia? And what media companies? All the major cyberpunk themed media in the last 5 years are still bleak tragedies in their essence. hurrr durr thing was good but now thing bad because popular

[@elanthys]

I'm pretty sure that the pyramids in Blade Runner (1982) are supposed to be arcologies, that is, fully self-contained cities in and of themselves. The game "Deus Ex: Invisible War" also featured an arcology, and they're even featured in William Gibson's "Neuromancer", the seminal cyberpunk novel that defined many of the genre's tropes. It's a very cyberpunk concept that would probably be worth exploring in more detail!

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

That would definitely be in line with the idea that the corporate world oversees everything. Come to think of it, I guess Saudi Arabia's "The Line" project is another example of that.

[@djhaloeight]

simcity 2000 also had arcologies, called arcos in the game.

[@ThePsychicFish]

There was also a similar structure in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

[@aquariumnite]

Also their shape is very reminiscent of sumerian ziggurats.

[@gabbar51ngh]

The video is kinda poor and there's more information in the comments than the video itself.

[@enomoeb]

Paradoxically, some parts of the cyberpunk universe don't feel dystopian at all. The lights, the rain, the fog, the colors, those cities are just a mood. That why we love the city in Blade Runner. Objectivly those cities are dystopic, but from what you perceive of them they are just the perfect place to be melancolic.

[@mill2712]

Then I think you'd like concept of post-cyberpunk or cyberprep. Think of it as a good or at least normal version of cyberpunk.

[@mattrobson3603]

Never seeing the sun or the sky is pretty grim-sounding. It's part and parcel of the general cyberpunk aesthetic, which emphasizes disconnection from nature and from the past.

[@stevenhenry5267]

That's not entirely true. Cyberpunk dies not have to be urban.

[@mattrobson3603]

@@stevenhenry5267 It doesn't necessarily have to be, but how many cyberpunk stories can you think of that don't take place in a city?

[@user-ol7bt4wp1j]

I find blade Runners architecture quite interesting It’s brutalist, but it honestly also feels like a dark modern version of Art Deco. Brutal Deco. Its brutalism but there is a clear Art Deco influence. Like its Brutalism but it doesn’t throw away the ornamentation.

[@caroldias5219]

As someone who just came back from China after living there for 4 years there I can say that it’s crazy the amount of cameras over there, it’ll have up to 5 at any exit of any metro small or big. It’s crazy but you get used to it and that’s the craziest part!

[@user-bi7xd8ry5p]

To be fair, metro stations have cameras in countries that are much higher in the Indexes. It makes sense to put them there since they are a hotspot for pickpockets.

[@naenaeo]

I dont know why people have so much problem with cameras in a PUBLIC PLACE. the amount of crimes that are solved these days are all thanks to these cameras. id feel much much more safe in a country that is constantly under surveillance because if anything happens to me, it wont go unnoticed or unsolved

[@mani6142]

As a first year architect student I am so happy to have found this channel. Its been of great help in the last year or so. Thank you Dami

[@erica.5620]

Just put meaning behind your designs. There's a reason people make pilgrimages to Europe, and it's not to glace at modern architecture!

[@damysticalone87]

Those read, listen to / bugged / eavesdrop / overheared / tapped, watched, spied, copied and steal many of my ideas (=inventions) initiated by me: + open, transparent 360° sunlight, sun- and lights Buildings, construction methods, architectures, designs, concepts; + step-floor / -storey / -level / -tier pyramid (e.g., as a residential building); _ __ _ __,--T _,--!T!--,__ T--,_ + 360° stepped floors / storey / level / tier buildings (constructions, architectures, construction methods, designs, concepts, 2D, 3D, models); + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as a Wheel (2D, 3D) “Omniwheel” / “Omni-Wheel”; + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as buildings, constructions, architectures; + and much more! If / When you have money, health or "natural" catastrophe / disaster problems or if / when you are somehow affected by traffic accidents, traffic jams at some point, somewhen, anytime, somewhere, anywhere, then think of me, share my posts and my pages! My profiles contact details: Instagram - Ig: iloveyoureallybaby instagram.com/iloveyoureallybaby/ Twitter: EugenK87 (currently blocked) twitter.com/EugenK87 Odnoklassniki: eugenzhenyak My “free” main site: ok.ru/eugenzhenyak/statuses/all KZbin - Yt: damysticalone87 kzbin.info "Those pigs even threw away millions of euros € and dollars $ to build three small step-story pyramids and one large one in Egypt in order to falsify the idea (=inventions) of the step-story pyramid and 360° step- Storey Buildings Architectures, Designs, Concepts, Building Methods, Constructions (2D, 3D Models) that I initiated and those pigs stole that and more from me! The pigs even build step-story buildings everywhere, step-story church towers in Ukraine, Russia, make films, games, steal my ideas (=inventions), my patent rights, history, money! "I had invented pyramids in the form of > step by step < (meaning > floor by floor

[@amduser86]

@@erica.5620 but europe inveted modernism and even brutalism architecture as well (mies van der rohe, walter groupius, le corbusier, ...). everything start in germany but eventually was exported to the world due to two major historic events. modernism is called bauhaus in german and is kind of desgin school that started it all.

[@Redzwan]

​@@erica.5620Lol. I like how you leave out Asia since a lot of people go there to see modern buildings.

[@justamanofculture12]

You're lucky. She's a very logical reasoner. A talent.

[@henrymunnich1648]

I feel so privileged to have access to channels like this for free. I learn orders of magnitude more from the internet than I do from college. At this point, college feels like a barrier to entry for high-paying jobs rather than an institution for those pursuing knowledge.

[@kingofhearts3185]

I took an environmental protection course in college this year. The only topic I han't heard of from channels like reallifelore, wendover, real engineering, or polymatter was growing styrofoam replacements with mushroom.

[@GeatMasta]

@@kingofhearts3185 that was on CNN 9 years ago and mat ferrel did a video this year.

[@kingofhearts3185]

@@GeatMasta and now I have something to watch tomorrow. Thanks

[@MSmith-ib1du]

The quit College and major in watching youtube videos. I'm sure KZbin will be happy to provide you with a Degree.

[@henrymunnich1648]

@@MSmith-ib1du Bet, I have been waiting for this moment. I'll be like Mark Zuckerberg in no time.

[@RCS117]

cyberpunk stories where always meant to be a warning about the worst ways technology could be integrated into society. I can't remember who said it but there was a great quote that todays CEOs all read cyberpunk stories growing up and took them as 'How to manuals' instead of 'DO NOT DO THIS' warnings. Because they all seem hell bent on creating the very future they were warned against.

[@danieln6700]

Because it makes them tons of money

[@richiekotwica9358]

This was fantastic. As a pro video editor and script writer, I appreciated the clever way you integrated the ad. Well done!

[@bernardocoto8519]

When you can't tell where the content pauses and the sponsor begins, that's a great ad...

[@demetriows1207]

When you realize it's an ad but stick around because it's entertaining anyways, that's a great ad 😅

[@marrs1013]

​@@bernardocoto8519 The true enbodyment of misleading. Entrapment. Nice touch, yeah...

[@olgagaming5544]

What was the maximum number of views on your video?

[@9OClockRant]

For the Ghost in the Shell, it was weird. While it was supposed to have taken place in Japan/Tokyo, it was based on buildings and structures in Hong Kong.

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

True of the movie, but not entirely true of the series. It's actually a manga series with several anime series based on it and several further movies. The reason for the Hong Kong influence on the classic first movie was the cyberpunk fascination with Kowloon Walled City, which shaped the imagery for the gritty ground level of cyberpunk environments in the whole genre. It's such a tragedy that it was torn down instead of conserved.

[@9OClockRant]

@@ANPC-pi9vu tragedy? The Walled City was a tragedy. Do you have any idea what it is like to be in that city?

[@comicmoniker]

​@@9OClockRantI don't think they meant people should still live there, but conserved as a historical landmark. Unfortunately to the government at the time it was just an eyesore, only in hindsight do we find it an interesting case study.

[@virusj216]

@@comicmonikerI mean… the whole reason why it was a shitty place to live is because it’s really hard to monitor what goes on inside. So it made a lot of sense at the time to just tear it down

[@AlexanderPR2]

The GitS architecture is not cyberpunk precisely for this reason. That was never the creators' intention, they just wanted to show a city that was A LITTLE in the future. And the buildings in HK, at the time, perfectly conveyed this feeling.

[@YanJamesAung]

Honestly, I am not even into architecture, but your videos are really insightful and interesting to listen to!

[@oxygenstretch]

I think this is one of the best Nord VPN ad I have ever seen. The integration of the story with the ad is well thought of instead of just saying what Nord vpn does this and that. Good one DamiLee!

[@paulhunter6742]

I particularly like how used Intergractor device from Blade Runner 2045 into Adversement, very Cool.😊

[@Finc57]

I subscribe to a lot of "talking head" type channels. Your channel has become so advanced in production quality it's an absolute pleasure to watch. You and your team are amazing.

[@mafiamisteri]

That smooth transition into advertisement alone deserves a subscribe. A job well done

[@debidousagi]

As a sci-fi fan and architectural designer... this video was everything I wanted it to be, heck even the VPN ad you did was on point haha! Great work! :)

[@theovlachotheo7814]

The Hive Cities of Warhammer 40k embody the "hostile architecture"concept quite aptly. Also, there is the more subtle form of hostile architecture, for example the concrete or metal cones installed at corners used as lean-tos or benches sliced in half by an"armrest ". It ties with what you mentioned about private public spaces.

[@davidroetman3168]

By the Throne, that sounds like heresy! :)

[@thefatbob3710]

One great thing about 40k buildings is the cultural aspect though.

[@Majdar]

Damn I love 40K lore. It's a hidden treasure to most of the world. Hopefully, Cavill can bring the emperor's protection to everyone soon ;)

[@AC-iz7eh]

They're gonna make Wokehammer 40K and you will regret asking for it lmao

[@Majdar]

@A C very possible. But GW own the IP and i doubt they will allow that. Plus Cavill quit the witcher because of that, doubt he would produce the same shit

[@VivBrodock]

Cyberpunk's depiction of advertising taking up the literal sky is honestly one of the most terrifying things. They already stole the stars, now they are coming for the dark between the stars.

[@Darckrun]

This is one of the best videos I've ever seen in KZbin and i have to say, although I'm not an Architect, i do like to waste time listening to interesting stuff and reading about random shenanigans of the world, and it was pretty easy to follow. Thanks for making such good content, it was a delightful experience.

[@Thomasisice]

It is never a waste of time to learn new suff !

[@gizmostudios]

Time you enjoy wasting is never wasted

[@burakthecrow]

Very insightful. The connection between city and the person is a common theme in Cyberpunk and is one of the reasons I was drawn to the genre. I always loved the scene in the original Ghost in the Shell where Motoko strolls around the city with a haunting music in the background without anything spoken. Getting lost in the crowd, loosing identity as the city loses its own, feeling free in a virtual world and questioning reality. I liked that you move beyond the classical brutalist architecture/overpopulation angle and I am glad that you did not dismiss the genre as outdated.

[@rabbit859]

The transition into the ad was pretty smooth. Well done.

[@tryscience]

One of the most impressive and impactful videos you've provided yet. Well done

[@damysticalone87]

Those read, listen to / bugged / eavesdrop / overheared / tapped, watched, spied, copied and steal many of my ideas (=inventions) initiated by me: + open, transparent 360° sunlight, sun- and lights Buildings, construction methods, architectures, designs, concepts; + step-floor / -storey / -level / -tier pyramid (e.g., as a residential building); _ __ _ __,--T _,--!T!--,__ T--,_ + 360° stepped floors / storey / level / tier buildings (constructions, architectures, construction methods, designs, concepts, 2D, 3D, models); + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as a Wheel (2D, 3D) “Omniwheel” / “Omni-Wheel”; + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as buildings, constructions, architectures; + and much more! If / When you have money, health or "natural" catastrophe / disaster problems or if / when you are somehow affected by traffic accidents, traffic jams at some point, somewhen, anytime, somewhere, anywhere, then think of me, share my posts and my pages! My profiles contact details: Instagram - Ig: iloveyoureallybaby instagram.com/iloveyoureallybaby/ Twitter: EugenK87 (currently blocked) twitter.com/EugenK87 Odnoklassniki: eugenzhenyak My “free” main site: ok.ru/eugenzhenyak/statuses/all KZbin - Yt: damysticalone87 kzbin.info "Those pigs even threw away millions of euros € and dollars $ to build three small step-story pyramids and one large one in Egypt in order to falsify the idea (=inventions) of the step-story pyramid and 360° step- Storey Buildings Architectures, Designs, Concepts, Building Methods, Constructions (2D, 3D Models) that I initiated and those pigs stole that and more from me! The pigs even build step-story buildings everywhere, step-story church towers in Ukraine, Russia, make films, games, steal my ideas (=inventions), my patent rights, history, money! "I had invented pyramids in the form of > step by step < (meaning > floor by floor

[@DarthArachnious]

I remember reading something about the advertisements in cyberpunk movies. I think it was in reference to Babylon A.D. The idea was that advertisements replace street lights and they can be brighter but less harsh. So there are no dark corners for crime to happen in secret. It also provides landmarks for first responders. Rather than street numbers, most people usually don't know without looking.

[@linro7751]

My wife is an architect based in Singapore..I played cyberpunk, she loves your video

[@jamesjoelholmes4541]

Seriously really loved this essay. I'm colloquially a Gen-X. I grew up watching, reading, and hearing all these dystopian scenarios. Yet, I am an optimist. I think AI and humans can live in harmony. However, I do worry about the negative aspects. I am a graphic designer by trade [worked for architectures and home-builders for much of my career], and I can see AI replacing a large portion of what I do for a living. But, for now at least, if AI and I work together, we can make something better than either of us could have on our own. I hope that is the future. The we can walk holding hands together into a better future-and avoid the dystopian one. So much love and support for you! Thank you!

[@NormanFinkelstein9863]

Appreciate that. yet I think AI can / could change overnight, with a flick of switch. Also I tend to think we are positive about tech and our future when we are comfortable, when things seem to be going well. We know too these can change overnight with a flick of switch.

[@assistirnaoserassistido691]

I just experience its worse... in control... wage reduction and interferemce to a mening less pulp of life already... tons of inequality building up and basic humanity negligence...

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

U see optimism is fantasy, realism is the only thing that works, real solution to real problems, fantasy never helps, never have never will

[@okapibibi]

I've been thinking about AI a lot the past few days, what with the constant stream of news of AI taking over people's jobs, making their hard-earned careers worthless. There's growing restless around it, usually in the form of rendering young adults and teenagers in a limbo as they don't know what to do with their future. If their chosen university courses will be rendered meaningless in the spam of 4 years it takes them to graduate and AI to become even more powerful. I think it would be lovely if AI definitely took over our jobs, and we were given a UBI to live freely. But at the same time, if that ever happens, humanity will first go through hell as corporations leave millions without money and perspective in life while they remain rich with AI doing the job of everybody else. Plus, from a more esoteric angle, I honestly see the advancements of AI as the creation of an actual God. A God-like entity that is everywhere and controls everything in our lives. It could very well be the thing that saves the planet (and, likewise, us) from the doom of climate change. AI thinks faster, produces results faster, researches faster, and never ever stops. I just wonder what the future of the human race will be like if AI reaches that high. The advancements in AI are interesting to think or absolutely petrifying depending on what kind of person you are.

[@Crustenscharbap]

I think the solution is to built neigbourhoods like the European urban areas from the 1900-1930s. Like Paris, Munich or Berlin. The plan was to put as many people as possible in the area and everyone gets sunlight in the winter. These areas are really attractive, have 5-6 stories buildings and totally dense.

[@Uvisir]

yeah those are the best

[@emilycanfield2634]

They were also built like mini villages with local schools, parks, shopping, entertainment and restaurants all in one small walking-distance area

[@edi9892]

I would go a bit earlier and lower... Just look at many historic cities that were built after the medieval era and thus not as cramped.

[@earlygrey1923]

We still build like this in Europe. Some look more modern, some copy older styles.

[@u235u235u235]

legalized prostitution?

[@PAkMan1999]

On the topic of advertising on façades, there is a city in Russia called Rybyinsk (Рыбинск), where every ad and shop sign are kept in uniform style of pre-revolution Russia, with appropriate spelling and so on. Thought it was a fun fact, maybe you would be interested. And of course, thanks for your great, amazing work, production of your videos is just superb! Congratulations to your team on this amazing work!

[@TziDavid]

In another life, I would have loved to be an architect. As a UX designer, I feel that the deliberate use and arrangement of any space is a greater way to change peoples' lives for the better more than the user-friendliness of a digital interface. That being said, I get to vicariously live the life of an architect (albeit only partially) through your content. Thank you for this video and everything else you've made.

[@warham97]

5:40 : I think the megastructures in blade runner are mainly inspired by Mesopotamian ziggurats. This refers to political and religious power, but also to the city of Babylon which is considered the symbol of urbanized and centralized civilization which exercises strong power over its members.

[@diogosouza9127]

Congratulations on the production work! They are leveling up with each video!

[@dinuflorin2260]

As a cyberpunk enthusiast i must say that you did a perfect job. Thank you so much for the whole team's effort. Mabe a Steampunk-Dieselpunk-Cyberpunk series?

[@Alexthekpakoguy]

✉️✉️☝️, Contct me

[@notsoaestheticmali]

I would also love an analysis of solarpunk urbanism, the nemesis of cyberpunk, by her! I really hope to see more solarpunk ideas incorporated into our cities in the near future

[@proton90]

I accidentally came to your channel and I was hooked on the content you share on architecture. Im from Chandigarh one of the modern cities in India. Which was built with the principles you discussed in the video. I would now say the cities now have to create an immersive experience for wildlife as well. Designing buffer green areas and places where people can just come out and relax

[@ANPC-pi9vu]

Absolutely! In America we're seeing a lot more greenways being incorporated, which are long winding walking or cycling paths that connect areas and are flanked by nature and parks. It's easier to incorporate into cities that aren't already too dense and built up yet, like Knoxville Tennessee, but it's a real challenge to find ways to work them into places that were built up when futurism and brutalism were the focus. It also takes a lot of retraining of the populace to be more cautious and respectful of wildlife instead of expecting animal control to come remove animals. Conservation efforts in America brought some species back from near extinctions but city and suburban expansions simultaneously increased contact with wildlife in areas where that was not the norm, so now people are having to learn to live with bears, panthers, alligators, bob cats, coyotes, coywolves, dear, elk, and moose hanging out in their communities. lol As long as the predator/prey balance is maintained it goes fine, though. With India's history of reverence for nature, I'm sure you will succeed!

[@charlesponzi2819]

I just stumbled into this and the visual/storytelling of this video are really impressive. It's so clear how much effort is put into making these videos

[@norton159]

Just came across your channel and can't get enough. I'd love to see a Cyberpunk 2077 architecture deep dive of Night City, it is, in my opinion, one of the best video game cities ever made and I would like to hear your thoughts on it

[@waynebutane1338]

One of the examples used for brutalist architecture was the Barbican in London. I've been there once, and I found it fascinating. It kind of feels like entering a different world, like a portal to a forgotten era with it's own asthetics and stories. It is ugly but beautiful at the same time.

[@CausticLemons7]

I feel like I'm experiencing a whole new side of architecture that I never knew existed. I am very much engineering focused in terms of my interests, but you have a way of bringing people into the discussion that opens up a different perspective in many of your videos. I'm very happy to have found your channel 😘

[@raven4k998]

oh it does exist and thus you should be afraid very very afraid

[@neanda]

This video is a perfect example of amazing content that can only exist outside of 'broadcast' TV. The information, the editing, and personality and point of it is absolutely amazing. I'm just a lover of architecture, not a practitioner of the art, and the way you communicate it's importance in the world is so engaging. It's like the science and maths communicators (Sagan, Tibees, NDG, etc.) that understand both their expertise 'and' why people should understand it, even if only on a surface level. It's like understanding why people have an ability to focus in on particular subjects, rather than being dismissive of outsiders who 'just don't get it'. I love your channel, I learn so much from it even though I have no desire to be an architect, although I'm a designer (and also lived in Chandigarh for quite a while and really liked what Le Corbusier did there, at first, as it's a very clean and orderly city for India, but your summation is accurate in that it just lacks the vibe of people, like it's restricting without overtly being so. It's like the concrete structures are not inviting, things are so spaced out that it feels empty, and knowing now that it would cost to much to tear it down, or somehow adjust it, is kind of saddening). I'm by no means knocking India, I know people who still live there and love it, but Chandigarh, to me, is nice on paper, but, in reality, it just feels cold. It's the way it was designed as some kind of attempt to order lives, especially given that he was a foreigner, and at those times, it feels as foreign as the architect was to the place he designed it for. Anyway, I digress, thank you guys for the amazing content, this video truly raises the bar on information delivery and video production.

[@Awytoo]

This ad integration is brilliant!!!!

[@trentinuit7880]

"Are we already dreaming of electric sheep?" Love it.

[@alexxdavila]

i love cyberpunk because it inhabits a "high tech low life" motif which create a stark contrast between new technology and classic humanism. In a way the hard contrast really defines humanity and gives a chance to celebrate the organic as it becomes more valued and individual

[@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721]

Yeah, that's what makes places like Venice always seem so human compared to places like Times Square. They're both artificial, but one has the benefit of being made of and for humans.

[@peyton1479]

Having this video interrupted by a commercial really drives home the message

[@na3rial]

I've always wanted to learn more about architecture, but couldn't find a good way to learn beyond textbooks. So so glad you dove into this!

[@marcotine7119]

Perfect duration and insightful content. Thank you for this, Dami, we mostly look at our cities in a sentimental way but seldom ask ourselves why they were designed as they are.

[@cyranojohnson8771]

The NordVPN spot is genius. Nicely done. The whole video is informative. Thank you.

[@Jaysin412]

You all better start believing in cyberpunk dystopias....... because you're already living in one.

[@HassanSabbaku]

*Pirate's of Carribbean theme Intensifies*

[@WebVid]

I am totally blown away with the production quality here. Interesting, informative, and definitely thought-provoking but man, what a rich feast for the senses! Really well done!

[@Frostmourneeee]

Hey DamiLee, this is the first video that i watched on you channel. Cyberpunk 2077 brought me here. I like your style, speech and editting skills. Already subscribed. Keep the good work up!

[@guildingfire6216]

I live in a small town on the St. Lawrence in Ontario and I hadn't really noticed how actually beautiful a lot of the architecture around here is. Most people I know tend to focus on the negative aspects here but it is just really nice to walk around and look at the buildings and trees,

[@m.labadi]

“Loss of identity” is the prescription to a nihilistic society. I’ve always been an advocate of “form follows function”. But cyberpunk is the extreme of that and its hard imagining living in that kind of world. Great video 👏🏻👏🏻

[@juliahenriques210]

That's what happens when comfort and enrichment of the human experience are not in our list of functions. :/

[@mathewsinger4214]

nihilism allows identity to grow

[@DrNickBailey]

Superb video - a little jumpy in the way it tackled seemingly disconnected notions, but so many great points made, I'd just like each section to be expanded into it's own feature. Keep up the super analysis of our living architectural worlds.

[@richyhu2042]

To follow up on this, I would love to see your take on warhammer 40k's Hive Cities or Ecumonopolis like Currsant from Star Wars, how does urban planning and archetecture work in an enviroment that is literally nothing but cities stacked on top of cities.

[@Andytlp]

I concur

[@_jpg]

Trantor from Isaac Asimov's Foundation Cycle would be interesting as well, since there is so much source material :D

[@LordMoriancumer]

Definitely one of your best videos to date. Thanks to you and your team. I find this kind of social analysis fascinating. I would have watched for an hour.

[@jonnyv2408]

i both love and hate how well you integrate your ads, so smooth, yet so unexpected.

[@ysdgd]

OMG! Your best video yet. That was a wonderful presentation of the power of architecture and dystopian fiction.

[@infinitwisdom7567]

@Damilee I have to applaud you for creating such an inspiring and captivating Channel! I don't ever Post or Comment but you are an exception to the rule. Your content is so unique and fresh that I look forward to every video you release. Keep up the great work! Oh.. and I'm telling EVERYONE about you!

[@superpato70]

New to your channel. I just love the way you mesh city architecture evaluations with socio-political discussion, letting a compassionate, truly democratic view organically emerge from your considerations. The technical work and depth of attention to detail behind your videos is amazing, seemingly the expression of a great teamwork. This is the kind of content I would like to see more often. Congratulations.

[@allib6141]

Everything in this video was 100%. From the music to the transitions. I'm so happy I found this channel couple months ago.

[@nemohamed]

I didn't know a video about architecture can be made enjoyable to the point of giving goosebumps . I never know what I can stumble upon on KZbin

[@JoseRivera-kj5rs]

Your production is insane. Your videos are always so entertaining to me lol

[@arisaka233]

cyberpunk has always been an incredibly interest topic for me because i love sociology and econmics, and even more so now that i've started to get into architecture, thank you for making this video and i wish cyberpunk (and similar settings) like steampunk would get more attention in media and in studies too seeing as how they provide a very plausible dystopian future that we may get if we let the world off our hands. Also one friend one time said to me: "We are living in the most boring version of a cyberpunk dystopia"

[@BigMTBrain]

Beautifully done! Well-researched, entertaining and informative! Great show, Dami Lee & associates!

[@manicassassin4542]

Fascinating that when they think of dystopia they often reference the lapd. Hmmm 🤔

[@Feuryy]

I didn’t know how interesting architecture was until I stumbled over your videos. I hadn’t even realised that 20 mins had gone by. Amazing work Dami and the team! ❤

[@kincy0409]

This is the first time I'm seeing one of your videos and WOW was I blown away by the professional script writing and editing! Amazing work and a really important topic to think about too. You've gained a new subscriber, keep up the good work!

[@silencedesreves]

Absolutely fantastic content, great work! Thought-provoking, seamless transitions and you even did the ad right, which is saying something!

[@jamiepearson9652]

Another exciting, thoughtful analysis and critique of the world that we are increasingly required to contend with, in many urban places at least. I love your return to the streets of Venice from your previous work for contrast! :-)

[@headoverheels88]

Just wanted to leave a comment and say you're perhaps one of my favorite explainers on KZbin. I'm a political science guy who focuses on nation building which demands knowing a whole lot of stuff about a whole lot of topics and being able to synthesize it in a way that forces you to be concrete about your thoughts... listening to you, I genuinely feel like I'm back in school listening to one of my much smarter-than-me colleagues weaving their interdisciplinary knowledge in a way that makes me go "Ah. New perspective unlocked." I've always admired people who could make complex ideas accessible, and just wanted to shout out to you. Also shout out to you/whoever does the editing! The very slick production only elevates the content. Cheers, very important work.

[@SilentScreamer413]

I never really looked into architecture and I don't even remember how I ended up subscribing to this channel but I can say I absolutely do not regret it. I've learned new things and started paying more attention to how things are designed and built. This episode resonated especially as I'm a very long time fan of the Cyberpunk / Dark futuristic movies and games. Your narration is spot on, it's easy to understand, even for someone that never studied architecture and your charm is a very welcome bonus. Thanks for the great work!

[@damysticalone87]

Those read, listen to / bugged / eavesdrop / overheared / tapped, watched, spied, copied and steal many of my ideas (=inventions) initiated by me: + open, transparent 360° sunlight, sun- and lights Buildings, construction methods, architectures, designs, concepts; + step-floor / -storey / -level / -tier pyramid (e.g., as a residential building); _ __ _ __,--T _,--!T!--,__ T--,_ + 360° stepped floors / storey / level / tier buildings (constructions, architectures, construction methods, designs, concepts, 2D, 3D, models); + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as a Wheel (2D, 3D) “Omniwheel” / “Omni-Wheel”; + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as buildings, constructions, architectures; + and much more! If / When you have money, health or "natural" catastrophe / disaster problems or if / when you are somehow affected by traffic accidents, traffic jams at some point, somewhen, anytime, somewhere, anywhere, then think of me, share my posts and my pages! My profiles contact details: Instagram - Ig: iloveyoureallybaby instagram.com/iloveyoureallybaby/ Twitter: EugenK87 (currently blocked) twitter.com/EugenK87 Odnoklassniki: eugenzhenyak My “free” main site: ok.ru/eugenzhenyak/statuses/all KZbin - Yt: damysticalone87 kzbin.info "Those pigs even threw away millions of euros € and dollars $ to build three small step-story pyramids and one large one in Egypt in order to falsify the idea (=inventions) of the step-story pyramid and 360° step- Storey Buildings Architectures, Designs, Concepts, Building Methods, Constructions (2D, 3D Models) that I initiated and those pigs stole that and more from me! The pigs even build step-story buildings everywhere, step-story church towers in Ukraine, Russia, make films, games, steal my ideas (=inventions), my patent rights, history, money! "I had invented pyramids in the form of > step by step < (meaning > floor by floor

[@thefatbob3710]

It’d be cool to have a city with dark sci buildings, just without all the actual dark stuff.

[@exapsy]

it's amazing how much effort you put into these videos. I not only found you by a short, but was so amazed by the short and the work you put it I immediately subscribed and searched for the video.

[@heyBundy]

I’m also from Vancouver. It’s great to see someone local producing such good content. I love the Nord VPN ad, btw

[@Cannibalizer13]

I am glad you made this video, it's important to analyze urban planning and architecture in dystopian fiction/cyberpunk fiction!

[@burd4450]

This is extremely eloquently put together, and the research that has gone into the video must have been insane. I love the sections where you've projected yourself into the content! Keep it up!

[@hinzuzufugen7358]

Phantastic, thank you! The flat-topped pyramid is Ridley Scott's British nod to George Orwell's 1984 ministry buildings. This in mind underlines the dystopian character of cyberpunk. Btw, the photographic and video work of Gudrun Kemsa featuring NYC currently on display in Erfurt reminds so very much of Blade Runner (Manhattan streets at night, Shanghai's Pudong from the river at night).

[@liveContct]

✉️✉️☝️ contct me

[@lauren1454]

Fun fact just for the sake of interest - Orwell based the Ministry of Truth on London’s Senate House

[@bizybee8192]

This channel is amazing, the videos are edited perfectly. Content is on point !

[@syrthdr09sybr34]

Yeah I hate "public" spaces where you can't hangout without worrying about getting kicked out just for being there.

[@heavenly670]

As someone who actively studies and designs cities for a hobby, I appreciate your insight and key notes to the specific aspects of architecture. Thank you for your amazing channel. 😊❤

[@damysticalone87]

Those read, listen to / bugged / eavesdrop / overheared / tapped, watched, spied, copied and steal many of my ideas (=inventions) initiated by me: + open, transparent 360° sunlight, sun- and lights Buildings, construction methods, architectures, designs, concepts; + step-floor / -storey / -level / -tier pyramid (e.g., as a residential building); _ __ _ __,--T _,--!T!--,__ T--,_ + 360° stepped floors / storey / level / tier buildings (constructions, architectures, construction methods, designs, concepts, 2D, 3D, models); + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as a Wheel (2D, 3D) “Omniwheel” / “Omni-Wheel”; + 360° Sphere, Orb, Ball as buildings, constructions, architectures; + and much more! If / When you have money, health or "natural" catastrophe / disaster problems or if / when you are somehow affected by traffic accidents, traffic jams at some point, somewhen, anytime, somewhere, anywhere, then think of me, share my posts and my pages! My profiles contact details: Instagram - Ig: iloveyoureallybaby instagram.com/iloveyoureallybaby/ Twitter: EugenK87 (currently blocked) twitter.com/EugenK87 Odnoklassniki: eugenzhenyak My “free” main site: ok.ru/eugenzhenyak/statuses/all KZbin - Yt: damysticalone87 kzbin.info "Those pigs even threw away millions of euros € and dollars $ to build three small step-story pyramids and one large one in Egypt in order to falsify the idea (=inventions) of the step-story pyramid and 360° step- Storey Buildings Architectures, Designs, Concepts, Building Methods, Constructions (2D, 3D Models) that I initiated and those pigs stole that and more from me! The pigs even build step-story buildings everywhere, step-story church towers in Ukraine, Russia, make films, games, steal my ideas (=inventions), my patent rights, history, money! "I had invented pyramids in the form of > step by step < (meaning > floor by floor

[@comradecam9530]

You design cities for a hobby? :O ........That's so coo!! :D

[@heavenly670]

@@comradecam9530 yes, started doing this when i was 5. Now, 27 years later, writing a tech manual on People-oriented cities and what that can look like with modern technology and engineering applications.

[@jeremiahsymonette4781]

I like that you breakdown the thought process behind big city architecture, particularly the psychology of children

[@kanes437]

Woo !!! Thank you guys ... crew and beautiful host Dami Lee for this wonderful analogy ...very entertaining and educative . God bless.

[@bpblitz]

Most unrealistic thing about a lot of american cyberpunk cities is just how walkable they are. :p

[@Rqs79]

I stumbled across your video and was fascinated by the subject matter. I have this weird affinity for Cyberpunk cities because of it's dark edge. At the same time, I don't have aspirations of living in such a reality. Other than that, your video made think about the city I've spent most of my life in- Houston. A southern city of urban sprawl, bisecting and crisscrossing freeways, no zoning laws. We'll have a restaurant next door to a small apartment complex and one street going from the worse areas to the most affluent in 20 minutes. There are sidewalks that lead to nowhere. Our city isn't designed for pedestrians, cyclists and advanced public transit systems. Our city also doesn't have an attachment to the past because we're always tearing down old buildings and constructing new ones. Houston is almost in a constant state of creation and direction, rebirth and renewal. I think that doesn't give me a sense of identity with Houston since many of the landmarks from my childhood are already gone. Always looking towards the future instead of looking back and not being content to remain in the present. At the same time, Houston isn't covered in billboards and advertising and bathed in neon signs like Tokyo or New York. Your video made me realize that the way cities are designed are intentional.

[@JesseArt]

I really wish that there had been some resource or avenue available to me to explore the fields of architecture and urban planning when I was younger. I'm in my late thirties now and have only recently scratched the surface of these topics through channels like Not Just Bikes, Strong Towns, Second Thought, A More Perfect Union, etc. As the typical young(ish) person who has found existence in modern society to be pretty much unaffordable on virtually all fronts (housing, transportation, nutrition, healthcare, etc.), my frustration has driven me to question the root causes of what I would already consider a relatively dystopian environment rife with corporate and/or industrial social and structural controls. The thumbnail of this video utilizing the term "hostile architecture" made me immediately think of those structures that have already become commonplace in those privately owned "public" spaces (park benches with dividers so that no one can recline on them for the night, spikes in spaces where the homeless can no longer seek refuge from the weather, etc.). Privatization of not just public spaces but of ALL of publicly supported entities is a major priority of the wealthy and powerful on virtually all fronts. The "school choice" movements to siphon public education funding from broader communities into vouchers benefitting for-profit private, often exclusionary schools, policies that require states to fulfill quotas regarding private prison occupancy at the public's expense, the deliberate mismanagement and misappropriation of funding to ensure public services provide a deteriorating experience to provide evidence of a "need" for private industry to intervene and provide what the public service seemingly cannot. I am a postal clerk, and one thing that has been absolutely clear from day one of my employment with this publicly owned, non-profit public service funded ONLY through stamp and postage sales (no taxes) is that private companies absolutely abuse the hell out of our services. One of the main reasons Amazon has been able to amass the billions that it has is because, for 2 decades, the USPS delivered the vast majority of their "last mile" deliveries at hardly even a fraction of the cost of a regular parcel. We're talking literally $1-2 per parcel up to 70lbs. The USPS subsidized their billions for years as Congress passed legislation kneecapping the organization financially forcing leadership to adopt austerity measures that resulted in short staffing, the adoption of lower pay scales for new employees, the expansion of "non-career" positions at far lower pay and VERY inconsistent schedules, the cutting of operating hours especially at small and rural offices, the reduction of higher level/higher paid positions across the board, FAR more responsibilities per worker as retention became more and more difficult... Even with the recent Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 and the repeal of the disastrous requirement to prefund future retirement benefits, so much damage has already been done. When the Trump-appointed PMG Louis DeJoy slowed down the mail the summer of 2020 in the middle of a worldwide pandemic as our parcel volumes more than tripled just ahead of a presidential general election in which incendiary falsehoods and rhetoric put targets on our backs, we were working every day, 60-70 hours a week on skeleton crews. Our service suffered greatly, and the communities we served definitely noticed. I don't think the general public fully understands how vital it is to have a consistently functional postal system. I had elderly customers begging me in tears to locate their life-saving medications that had been delayed for weeks. When the evictions started happening during the pandemic, we had SO many customers that were desperate for help. When you are homeless, where can you forward your mail? Unemployment insurance was a lifeline for families; can't get your check if you don't have an address. If you move into a hotel/motel, you have to get permission from the business to have your mail forwarded there, and most do not allow it. Fortunately, "General Delivery" is an option in which people can just have their mail forward directly to their local post office, and then we just hold it there for customers to pick up. It's supposed to be a temporary thing, lasting 30 days or so, but the pandemic presented circumstances in which we had to put humanity ahead of policy on just about a daily basis. Anyway, as a public servant who is late to the game on people friendly architecture, walkable cities, etc., I'm happy that channels like yours exist. I am a strong advocate for thoughtful, healthy, accessible and sustainable spaces that put humanity and the public good ahead of profits and corporate greed. We don't have to let these dystopian futures become more of a reality. We have the knowledge and the tools; we just need the will to speak truth to power and demand better for all.

[@stmichelarchange9042]

The quality of your production is absolutely outstanding 12 stars out of 10. Had to call you out on it.:) Editing ...image quality...sound...choice of music...images..the way you deliver....waow...rarely...I'm even wondering if I have ever seen someone put as much care into a video in my entire life. Keep on amazing work. Best of luck with every of your future project.

[@goldcanyon340.]

Cyberpunk has already begun; we are living in the early stages. The world will never be the same.

[@Grebeny]

Fun fact, back in the days when first Cyberpunk books came out sci-fi writters refused to accept them because it is unrealistic future. This is how they split the genres. It is funny how sci-fi community was absolutely convinced humans will overcome capitalism thanks to scientific improvements in society. Meanwhile 2020 looks way closer to cyberpunk, then any sci-fi released.

[@rowaystarco]

Your channel is awesome, and you seem like a cool person to discuss and drink with! My workplace has a big brutalist cyberpunk like building. I always imagine it as a part of a dystopian sci fi movie.

[@ItsAVolcano]

A lot of the "bad" architecture designs in cyberpunk are easily explained as being made for an exclusive elite, with all of the negative consequences ignored or even seen as a benefit to reinforce class structure.

[@albertohernandeza5661]

It almost killed me that you mention Mayan pyramides and then showed Teotihuacan.

[@Winspur1982]

Yeah, that annoyed me too. The Tyrell Corp. pyramid could also be Babylonian or even Egyptian (they built step pyramids too).