@VoxofGod@mastodon.social @tbrunner@mathstodon.xyz @johncarlosbaez sorry, I deleted my response just as you replied to it. My remark is based on similar buildings in France , which have not been successful for housing purposes due to the lack of many nice things. I see this as bad city planning. I don't think it has much to do with the cultural issues you're citing (I'm sure they exist but I'm vastly ignorant about them).