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cruel_delusion t1_jbk3tnr wrote

>It is named after Austrian architect Victor Gruen, who disapproved of such manipulative techniques.

Imagine having something you hated named after you.

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OSCgal t1_jbliiid wrote

Norman doors! They're doors designed in such a way that you can't immediately tell if you need to push or pull. Named after designer Don Norman, who denounced them as bad design.

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nectarine_dasheen t1_jbn21cz wrote

Struggled today alternatively pushing and pulling on a huge door to exit a fast food joint and there were a couple people behind me asking, “What is going ON?” Not only was it a Norman door, but it was also kind of wedged closed by insulation and a floor mat. But I couldn’t explain all that and just looked like an idiot shoving and yanking at a door for a quarter of a minute.

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_PM_ME_YOUR_FORESKIN t1_jbn3q1i wrote

Fifteen seconds

A quarter of a minute

… you picked the longer option. Haha.

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OwlHex4577 t1_jbn5ufq wrote

“ A quarter of a minute” really makes you feel the weight of how long those seconds felt.

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LoneRonin t1_jbm5vut wrote

Gruen may finally be getting the last laugh, as dying malls are starting to be rebuilt to be more like his original vision. They're getting converted into schools, health centers and malls in big cities are often becoming mixed use developments with shops on the ground floors and offices, hotels and housing on top.

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trufus_for_youfus t1_jblzujp wrote

"I refuse to pay alimony for those bastard developments." - Gruen

What a gangster.

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Business-Emu-6923 t1_jbncgqr wrote

I bet there is a long list…

In a related bit of Trivia, the Beastie Boys hated Fight For Your Right to Party.

They wrote it as a parody of “brat rock” which they saw as whiney boys complaining that they want to party but “mom said no”. It was their biggest hit, and the song they will be remembered for.

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joe_ordan t1_jbmtk97 wrote

Damn. Talk about throwing dirt on someone’s name.

It. Ain’t. Right.

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