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A ton of the industrial revolution was actually motivated by that input-driven thinking. You don't decide you want an Eiffel Tower from first principles, you c
by slavboj 2y ago
A ton of the industrial revolution was actually motivated by that input-driven thinking. You don't decide you want an Eiffel Tower from first principles, you consider "what is the coolest thing I can make out of wrought iron".
- GeneralMayhem 2y agoBut the Eiffel Tower is an art project, not something of actual utility...
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- ebcode 2y agoIt was actually scheduled to be demolished, but then they added an antenna: https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/130-years/why-was-eiffel-tower-kept https://www.toureiffel.paris/en/news/130-years/why-was-eiffe... Also: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eiffel-tower-grows-six-metres-after-new-antenna-attached-2022-03-15/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eiffel-tower-grows-six-... Utility may have been an afterthought, but it's still there.