I’d encourage everyone with an interest in Why We Design Our Homes And Cities Like We Do to have a look at the rest of her content. Concise, informative, charming, shows her research methods and sources which is often as fascinating as the results.
It’s funny, I saw this posted around before and just today on the news saw how automats are coming to the east coast again.
I went to a Horn & Hardart in the ‘80s. It seemed kinda worn out.
As someone single living with mental health challenges in a 1br apartment, this video really resonated for me. It sucks that the only way of accessing a “home cooked” meal is to pay 3-4 times as much as I would otherwise be paying to feed myself.
The same thing that happens when you monetize anything.
I think how people want capitalism to work isn’t how it works in reality.
My dad took me to an automat when I was pretty young. I don’t remember much of the experience.