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Jati's avatar

love this writing robot!!!

Zardoz's avatar

Great writing and ideas. Love it

So-Called Rabbi's avatar

Ah this is fantastic dear robot

Alphiloscorp's avatar

Great read. I think US history has moved so fast (modernity is like that) it is easy to forget we have our own mythologically significant *real* glorious ages whose artifacts survive to this day. I also like that it ended on an emotionally resonant note that brings us back to the present: "Do you see? The past is still here with us and it deserves some appreciation, even if it is no longer resplendent as it once was"

Duffy's avatar

Got it. Time to harvest staircases for my new construction.

Lorah's avatar

Reminds me of this 99pi podcast about St. Louis and repurposing bricks.

https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/dollhouses-st-louis/

Duffy's avatar

Got it. Time to harvest staircases for my new construction.

Joe Canimal's avatar

Excellent tweet thread, looking forward to your essays!

Rob McMillin's avatar

Hill was a genius of organization and detail. I understand he was the progenitor of Ayn Rand’s Rearden in “Atlas Shrugged”.