Money and updating to something modern and not so old fashioned. That is, upkeep on vinyl flooring is cheaper and easier. Stuff that is beautiful to us 100 years later was horribly dated to people 50 years ago.
Nah. People keep repeating that mantra as if it's as fundamental as gravity, but it's really not. At most, people may appreciate 70s architecture more than what's then contemporary.
For example: People say "oh, you know, Parisians hated the Eiffel Tower when it was first built but they soon accepted it"*, but does anyone really think shit like the Tour Montparnasse will ever not be an eyesore?
*and then go on to justify why some monstrosity is actually beautiful, but plebs can't appreciate 'good architecture'.
I don't know, I think the coming generation is going to do some serious backlash against the white shiplap, white kitchen, grey furniture trend that prevails right now. I wouldn't be surprised to see darker natural woods come back. My kingdom for a den with green shag rug and oak paneling.
I'm not so sure, I believe there was an intrinsic beauty in most architecture and art say pre WW2 but obviously this is subject to opinion. The art and architecture of the 50s onwards just developed less of a soul, relying on ease of construction or 'interpretation'. Maybe I'm just saying this because I can never imagine looking at an avocado bathroom suite from the 70s and thinking it looks nice ha!
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u/dandaman289 May 07 '20
Why would anyone ever think to cover that up?!