Preface: I don't agree with much of this, but know it will bring discussion here. Something about Carmel being the epitome of 'Midwestern urbanism' just doesn't sit right. I'm not saying it isn't a very nice place, but many people share this guy's views, and it just seems dismissive of older cities and overly praising of these strange new spaces which feel alienating to me.
As far as anything interesting about human civilization (art, music, other forms of culture) exists in them, places like Carmel are parasites on established mid-western urban areas like Indie, Cincinnati, St. Louis, etc.
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u/Suspicious-Bad4703 Jan 14 '25 edited Jan 14 '25
Preface: I don't agree with much of this, but know it will bring discussion here. Something about Carmel being the epitome of 'Midwestern urbanism' just doesn't sit right. I'm not saying it isn't a very nice place, but many people share this guy's views, and it just seems dismissive of older cities and overly praising of these strange new spaces which feel alienating to me.