• zeus ⁧ ⁧ ∽↯∼MEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    it’s that it’s not currently inhabited by the society that built it

    i’ve been a bit inconsistent with the theme of this 'sphere - my first plan was specifically this kind of depressing and rain-drenched mediæval hamlet sort of thing (i.e. the degradation of the architecture and society in general, hence the original name & url),
    a smog-filled and lamplit night-time mediæval market
    but then i realised that’s probably a bit niche, considering the current population of lemmy so i expanded it to any type of dystopic village or city

    but yeah, the idea is just any currently functioning municipality in which you wouldn’t want to live; as opposed to /c/wastelands where there may be a society, but it’s collapsed and rebuilt itself (i.e. mad max 3). most likely if the buildings were built from scratch for their current function, it fits here, whereas if they’re scratch-built from old vehicle carcasses or whatever, they’d fit better in wastelands.

    i know i personally have a predilection toward mediæval and victoriana, but i would also welcome cyberpunk dystopiæ; or any sort of ill-repaired buildings or smog-filled overpopulated cities[1]

    (sorry that was rambly, i literally have no idea how to describe it…)

    1. or any type of dystopia, but i have no idea how you’d find art depicting a huxleyan dystopia… ↩︎

    • CrulOP
      2·
      1 year ago

      Oh, I think I got it. The key feature is the continuinity of the people and the buildings.

      Thanks for the explanation!