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If malls continue to shut down and decay over the next twenty years, someone should turn them into retirement communities for GenX and Millennials.

Imagine apartments built into what used to be department stores, (Oh, you’re JC Penny 203? I’m at Sears 106). Get those old arcades up and running. Set up meal stations at the food court. Once people actually live there, stores will start to move back in.

If I’m unable to finish my life in my own home, that doesn’t sound like a terrible option.

die444die ,

Hopefully Tiffany will tour them

radicalautonomy ,
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I dunno, man, she wouldn’t have much of a crowd to perform to since malls these days are pretty much dead. I’m at a local mall right now (getting a kiosk phone case), but there doesn’t seem to be anyone around.

possiblylinux127 ,

Oh damn…

uis ,

This sounds like such bad idea. Just demolish them.

Dark_Arc ,
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I’m surprised nobody has mentioned the person who came up with malls WANTED them to be just as you described… Not some shopping centre thing

Sir_Simon_Spamalot ,

Care to elaborate?

thegreenguy ,
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If memory serves me right, the person who invented the mall, was an Austrian immigrant in the US. He wanted to recreate the experience of Austrian walkable city centre streets (which are full of mixed-use buildings, with storefronts at the bottom floor and apartments above). But I think only having shops was deemed more profitable by corporate.

orrk ,

the “mall” was invented in France when they started roofing market streets, turning a former street into a long building with shops and houses directly connected

Frostbeard ,

Bill Bryson in “made in America” reference this I think

AceFuzzLord ,

If I could buy a large abandoned mall, I would absolutely love to turn it into an affordable community housing complex where shops can be set up alongside the housing units. There’s definitely more than enough space in any mall I’ve ever been to in America where you could easily renovate and turn stores into either single unit housing or maybe 2-3 units (big stores like JCPenney or Sears not included in this count because you could turn those into tens upon tens of units, assuming they’re as big as the ones at the mall near where I live).

PeriodicallyPedantic ,

But keep the appearance of a mall.
That way when we all have Alzheimer’s from micro plastics, we can wander around it and feel young

abbadon420 ,

It’s funny you think millenials can afford to retire at 60

Rhynoplaz OP ,

We have to get it ready for the Xers first, then we can start to move in once we hit 86 or so.

TankovayaDiviziya ,

In other countries, malls are still alive and well. In Philippines, that is where people literally chill in a hot tropical climate because of 24/7 air conditioning!

Malls are also seen as a sign of progress and modernity for many developing countries, so there is some cultural expectations to building and maintaining malls.

AA5B ,

In US, we way overbuilt malls. There’s just too many. While I’m not a fan (shopping is not a destination, and I want to get it done as quickly as possible), I’m not entirely convinced they’re dying here either. Some people do like shopping and some people like the community experience. 3/4 of malls need to die, but we’ll see if it settles on a more sustainable number, or if online shopping ate their face

In the US we’re having a bit of a crisis of “third places”. Where do people hang out as a community? Where do you go? So many newly built suburbs don’t have any approximation of town center or community places. Malls served that need for a few decades, but many are going away. Now we’re trying to replace malls with “shopping districts”, basically rebuilding town centers that too many suburbs never had…. Plus they seem to be just a mall with less roof

azulavoir ,

There’s a mall near where I live that’s still pretty rad. I go there sometimes

JohnOliver ,

I kind of like having windows where i live although it could be cool to live in a gamestop

ILikeBoobies ,

Live under one of the skylights

CancerMancer ,

I’ve seen some concepts for mall-like communities based around retirement homes and elementary schools. Add a library, some shops, and other services, and you’re off to a great start.

The old-but-still-able folks can serve as crossing guards, read books to kids, play games with them, perhaps help with coaching or other tasks, etc… The young kids benefit from the wisdom and time spent with good role models, the retirees get much-needed social interaction, structure, and purpose.

A man can dream.

brucethemoose ,

Ridiculous.

That makes way too much sense.

prole , (edited )

Add a library

In the US? Lol. Certainly not a public library.

Would probably end up with like, “Sbarro™ Presents: The Public Library - an interactive replica of what a late 20th century library is thought to have looked like. Sponsored by *Nestlé Global™. Nestlé: The Good Food, Good Life Company” [yes apparently that’s their actual slogan. ew]

“On your left, you will see the Children’s section. Notice the abundance of sexually explicit “homoporn”. These materials were created with the specific intent of homosexualizing straight young men. This section was a hotbed for degenerates of all types. As you can see, libraries would have drag queens and trans evangelists at each corner to harass normal hardworking folks and turning their kids queer (it’s on their agenda). Similarly, Satanists would lurk in the shadows beckoning toward libtard parents who would willingly give their children to them in order to be sacrificed to Moloch to be drained of their precious bodily fluids adrenochrome, and their flesh ritualistically consumed in the massive labyrinthine tunnels connecting the basements of every non-chain pizza restaurant across this nation. Luckily, this is just a replica, so no need to be scared folks. Well of this. You should still be scared of the Jews”

Sorry I had to stop myself or I would have gone on forever lol. Got a little carried away there… For some reason your comment elicited some imagery of what a Snow Crash type world would look like if it were this current reality/timeline. Corporate owned, walled-off enclaves/exclaves, private roads, carrying a katana while delivering pizzas… Man what a book, might be time to re-read.

Edit: If i would have continued after the part about all locally owned pizza shop basements being connected by tunnels…

“Believe it or not, the evil doesn’t stop there. I will give y’all a moment to sit down for this one… are you ready? OK. These dens of sin and debauchery were free of charge. I know, it’s absolutely disgusting. To steal the money I made by myself without the aid of anyone else and to spend it on a place like this? Unthinkable. Different times, folks. Before the purges, of course.

Luckily for us, the evils of state-run libraries are a thing of the past! Only materials pre-approved by the Yum! Brands Ministry of Offensive Literature will appear on our shelves (until their contract runs out, at which time the free market will guide us to a new sponsor).

Now for today’s interactive demonstration: As a parting gift, we’re given you copies of the recent KFC™/Taco Bell™ Magazine bestseller, “The Fountainhead For Kidz: Ayn Rand is Ayn Rad!” everyone look under your seats! Oh, what’s that? There are only 3 copies total, but there are 18 of you on this tour? What would John Galt do?”

"Please remember to visit one of our numerous high-fee ATMs on the way out to be sure you have enough cash before leaving, because if you can’t afford the toll on the Nestlé 405 [yes, they own pretty much everything in this fictional scenario], , otherwise you will not be able to physically reach your home until you can pay. If you choose to use the road without paying, and you use the road anyway, it’ll be only hours before the Nestlé/Yum Brands joint task force on toll enforcement come and break down your door (which you’ll have to reimburse your landlord for) and shoot your endangered pet red panda to count as payment for the transgression of driving for free on a road…

Stupid brain… Stop.

Aqtgirlj ,

A working exemplar of the original vision is still functioning beautifully: “The Grove Arcade” in Asheville, NC.

Resol ,
@Resol@lemmy.world avatar

There’s a mall in my city that’s currently under construction, but I have a feeling it’ll be forgotten the week after it opens.

And this is the FIRST mall in my city.

Rhynoplaz OP ,

I’m surprised they’re building more after watching so many die and rot.

Resol ,
@Resol@lemmy.world avatar

My country doesn’t have many malls to begin with. The only one I’ve been to is in Casablanca.

I do not live in Casablanca.

Jiggle_Physics ,

In some places they still make sense. In a place where one can be built relatively close to a number of well off suburbs, while being closer than more urban area commercial districts, malls are still doing alright. The hey day of malls being in every suburb is dead though.

rottingleaf ,

I absolutely hate malls in Russia. I’d prefer them all demolished and replaced with grass, but this seems a valid option too.

JasonDJ ,

If my retirement home has Dance Dance Revolution, I may just have to get myself a new hip.

Rhynoplaz OP ,

Gotta stay active!

Arfman ,

Good riddance

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