this post was submitted on 13 May 2024
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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 109 points 6 months ago (4 children)

That's in Italy (Milan) and it is due to lack of public funds to pay for monument restoration.

[–] index@sh.itjust.works 37 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Religious monuments in italy are owned by the catholic church. If they are in need of money perhaps the pope could sell same of their golden gauntlets or their apartments in london

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banco_Ambrosiano

The italian goverment doesn't lack money either, politicians just raised their salary.

The really essence of this building is to be an AD for the church, which by the time it was build was a state with an army.

[–] Delta_V@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Yeah, the whole thing is a monument to evil men exploiting the locals.

[–] STRIKINGdebate2@lemmy.world 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The amount the Italian government makes in taxes should EASILY cover any restoration. I think the correct term you are looking for is economic mismanagement.

[–] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 10 points 6 months ago

Or the Municipality of Milan, which is from an opposition party and in continuous struggle with the central government (and the regional one).

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Seems more like a bad photoshop to me.

[–] morgunkorn@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It looks weird because it's a screen sponsored by Samsung, you can also see it on Apple Maps:

[–] ramenshaman@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Huh. I don't like it but I get it.