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Originally Posted by Steely Dan
yep. my feelings exactly.
the difference being that the oligarchs are now casting their disdainful gaze down upon the plebes from their condo towers instead of their office towers.
but that's not really a big difference at all. it's all money and ego, a story as old as time. so what if a few of the minor details have changed?
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Well those office towers also housed numerous people making a wage that let them live in one of the greatest cities in the world. To me the higher office floors with a view don't seem quite as inaccessible for 99% of population as does a $50 million penthouse.
Could be just me again, but I actually prefer a slightly more modern version of the Downtown without such pronounced drop-offs. I get more excited with the crushing feeling of a skyscraper canyon than looking up at a lone tower. Maybe not what New York is though, and 1980-2010 was more an anomaly.