/lit/ - Literature

>>16977483
As someone who generally does not like modern architecture, I have to say that the rundown parts of Hong Kong have some sort of charm. I think being run down has a lot to do with it though. For my western european standards, it was very messy and lively, with people hanging things out all over the place. Yet at the same time, unlike a typical shithole, one feels safe and the people were very friendly when I went.

I wonder too what provokes people like >>16968599. Maybe they had a teenage fedora phase which they never made peace with, and now think that anyone that likes something that happens to be old must be one of them.
On the other hand, there are also progressive types who have some sort of fear of the past in general, who genuinely seem to believe that all of the world was an oppressive hellhole right up till the late 20th century. I can see why they would be anxious to see people praise the beauty of things that remind of old times.