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sfxrlz ,

Old McDonald’s looks like an „okay“ bad trip in this case

sfxrlz ,

nvm that tree is creepy af

spujb , (edited )

OP the original creator has never seen a prison

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

I was thinking ‘Apple’ when I saw it, but I didn’t make the meme. So I put it in the title instead. If you change ‘prison’ to ‘designed by Apple,’ it works better.

Splatterphace ,

You mean the person who originally made the meme that OP posted

spujb ,

no i mean OP. unless OP outright says otherwise, it’s fair to assume they probably have at least a marginally similar opinion to the original creator otherwise why would they post it?

edit: ok they came and said it outright lol.

Exusia ,
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It’s not terribly far off. The barebones brutalist style where the chairs are attached to the floor, hard plastic molded tabletops. Lack of items that can be moved or taken completely conveys “do your business and leave”. Obviously a screen that size that wouldn’t be that accessible in a prison, but it only adds the harsh nature and lack of human touch of the room.

7/10 definetly reminiscent of chow hall.

Telodzrum ,

brutalist style

This is in absolutely no way consistent with the brutalist movement.

Exusia ,
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“Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the bare building materials and structural elements over decorative design.”

I would welcome expanding my knowledge but what style do you consider buildings of few decorative designs other than their harsh geometric edges and shapes? The inner walls of a prison are often the outer wall. Just straight rows of cinderblock. Inside and outside, the structures lack other architechtural stylings because it creates hiding places or is viewed as extra work/cost during construction.Everything ends in a corner or an edge - no soft edges. As far as my experiences are concerned, that lines up pretty well unless you would rather use the word “spartan” in terms of how little decoration the state puts up.

Telodzrum ,

This is a great example of how reading a WIkipedia article imparts a lot of information and absolutely zero knowledge. This, this, and this are all extremely good examples of brutalist design. The McDonald’s in the OP in no way is reminiscent of such aesthetic concerns. Both are spartan, certainly; but then, so is a lot of post-modernist design (to say nothing of the various minimalist movements throughout time). I’m not here to debate whether or not prisons are brutalist in design, that’s far too sweeping a category to sum up in one school of design and additionally it’s not the point of the conversation here.

Exusia ,
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No, I see your point - brutalism is making an interesting structure and shaping internal spaces using building materials as a limitation.

Where prisons are function-over-form and may appear to meet the style - it is merely coincidental and is not usually artistic expressionism but rather necessity to perform a task.

McShungles is just ultramodern design that comes from a Corp cheaping out

menemen ,
@menemen@lemmy.world avatar

Stuff changes. Here an example what is considered brutalism nowadays: thespaces.com/…/3/

TBF though, concrete walls are still pretty much a requirement.

son_named_bort ,

That also describes the old McDonald’s. All the seats in the older photo are also attached to the floor with hard plastic molded tables.

hungryphrog ,

At least the old one has colors.

luckyman2 ,

I miss the looks of the 90's McDonald's restaurants

JusticeForPorygon ,
@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world avatar

I hope Gen Z fixes this when we’re running the businesses.

Swedneck ,
@Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

i’m praying gen Z fixes this by telling corporations to fuck off and going back to how fast food worked for most of human civilization: just random people selling stuff from their kitchen, basically.

fun fact: at least in rome it was basically standard for most people to eat “fast food”, the streets were jam packed with various little food shops.

JusticeForPorygon ,
@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world avatar

I think that’s still the case in some places, take countries like Korea or Vietnam, where street food is everywhere and it won’t literally kill you to live off of it.

set_secret ,

more like a hospital 🏥 than a prison.

postmateDumbass ,

Old times: people did the good drugs

New times: drug tests

IvanOverdrive ,

That tree looks like the stranger on the street who offers to babysit your daughters for free.

helpImTrappedOnline ,

And you say “okay… come on over” and make sure that stranger is never seen again.

PunnyName ,

The kiosks are great. I can more easily customize my McChickens, and they almost always come out boiling lava hot.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

and they almost always come out boiling lava hot.

That does not sound pleasant.

That’s why I don’t get their apple pie.

PunnyName ,

It’s pleasant because it’s not like luke warm. It means it’s fresh.

I can let it cool, or nuke the roof of my mouth; choice matters!

FlyingSquid OP ,
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If hot was the same as fresh, you wouldn’t be able to heat up day-old Chinese takeout.

Swedneck ,
@Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

The move toward self-serve stuff is actually revolutionary for people who don’t like constant social interactions, i have autism and holy shit just 10 years ago i would have been spending all my social energy just talking to cashiers.

Kolanaki ,
@Kolanaki@yiffit.net avatar

A Finnish prison? That’s way too nice for an American one.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

Maybe it’s a Turkish prison.

https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRicNrfN97H7f3Dh6fLk4QKS-2mUU97MQdOsMKHM9E8bQ&s

Swedneck ,
@Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de avatar

nordic prisons are unironically way nicer than this, they’re basically particularly boring and secure dormitories with normal looking (if very clean) rooms.

fne8w2ah ,

And the old style chairs which you could “twist” the seat on lol 🤣

fidodo ,

Old MacDonalds was a trip gone bad

Lommy ,

E I E I O

HawlSera ,

And that’s why I hate everything and everyone

Sgn ,

Top image looks like a dystopia abandoned place from a Disney villain. Low image looks like a nice simple area

I_Fart_Glitter ,

I grew up with this McDonald’s, it had a jukebox. My sister had life threatening food allergies, so we only ever went there to get orange juice, but I still loved it.

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/3b503676-100d-4a0b-a310-19e466ae38b8.jpeg

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ed40b3e9-3a74-4852-bf2d-578b88583abe.jpeg

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

The Rock 'n Roll McDonalds in Chicago was pretty cool when I went to it as a kid. Looks like it’s gone now.

eatCasserole ,

That’s rad.

Rolando ,

Your sister risked death so you all could hang out at a place with a shark’s head biting a surfboard. Respect.

FlyingSquid OP ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

If there were ever anything worth risking death over, it would be to hang out at a place with a shark’s head biting a surfboard.

Also, that was like all we had to do back in the 80s when cartoons weren’t on.

cyborganism ,

🎶 Denver, the last dinosaur. He’s my friend and a whole lot more!🎶

macrocarpa ,

So denver is fwb?

cyborganism ,

I don’t know what fwb means. 😔

Daft_ish ,

I’ve don’t think this person has seen prison.

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