• @fox2263
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    283 months ago

    Most homeless have a bag of their worldly belongings. A perfect place for it to become a pillow.

    • @1995ToyotaCorolla
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      193 months ago

      Makes it harder for someone to steal your stuff when you’re literally laying on it too

    • @sulgoth
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      843 months ago

      To keep people (see: the homeless) from laying down and sleeping there. Look up hostile architecture/design (also, asshole design) for further examples.

      • @brygphilomena
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        213 months ago

        This is like the least hostile of hostile architecture. It could easily be filled or have something placed over it for someone to sleep.

        It’s almost so minimally hostile that it might have some other intended purpose.

        • @Shou
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          43 months ago

          It’s made of metal, so cold af to sleep on.

      • Wistful
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        133 months ago

        Thanks. I thought it was some special bench for people with disabilities (because of the wheelchair sign) I’m dumb…

    • Xhieron
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      3 months ago

      It’s really for hostility for homeless people. The design is intended to make it difficult for someone to sleep on it.

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hostile_architecture

      I don’t know this design specifically, but absent another explanation, that’s become my go-to explanation for any unusual design in a public space.

  • @foggy
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    73 months ago

    Tbh any bendy piece of plastic that’s roughly the right length that you can make bubble up the other direction will, or even a lil pile of cardboard would make this way more comfy and less cold than It woulda been if it werent so dumb. 😊