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Will there be an algorithm to airbrush away our worst features? Must we buy this privatization of culture? Does the postmodern critique of the museum, the call for tearing down its walls, do anything but free art for the shopping mall? I’ll take Bilbao, thanks.

Saunders, W. S. (ed.) (2017). Commodification and Spectacle in Architecture: A Harvard Design Magazine Reader. Harvard Design Magazine.

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Antiques Classification to Fleamarket|Museum

Antiques from Alteroemer | Average prediction scores: [[0.19309358 0.80690676]]

Antiques from Antiquities | Average prediction scores: [[0.30521008 0.69478995]]

Antiques from Lapada | Average prediction scores: [[0.28336737 0.71663266]]

Antiques from Helios Gallery | Average prediction scores: [[0.12467622 0.8753235 ]]

Antiques from eBay | Average prediction scores: [[0.26289108 0.7371088 ]] Antiques from Acropolis Museum | Average prediction scores: [[0.18792778 0.8120724 ]]

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UserInput: give me 10 examples of Non-Places by Marc Auge

ChatGPT: Marc Augé introduced the concept of non-places in his book Non-Places: Introduction to an Anthropology of Supermodernity. Non-places are transient spaces that lack the significance, identity, and relational meaning associated with "places." These are areas designed for efficiency, anonymity, and functionality rather than fostering social connections or a sense of belonging.

Here are 10 examples of non-places according to Augé's theory:

Airports Spaces for transit where people pass through without forming lasting connections.

Supermarkets Functional spaces where people shop without significant interpersonal interaction or emotional attachment.

Highways Designed for movement and efficiency, they are spaces people occupy temporarily without meaningful engagement.

Hotel Chains Standardized, impersonal accommodations that offer no unique cultural or personal significance.

Train Stations Similar to airports, they are transient spaces for people in transit.

Shopping Malls Generic consumer hubs designed for buying and selling, lacking unique cultural identity.

Gas Stations Utilitarian spaces used briefly for refueling without personal or communal meaning.

Fast Food Chains Standardized eateries offering quick meals, often devoid of cultural or personal significance.

Waiting Rooms Found in places like hospitals, offices, or transport hubs, they are spaces of temporary occupation without identity.

Credit Cards (as a symbolic space) While not a physical location, Augé includes the abstract spaces created by supermodernity, like credit cards, which mediate interactions without personal or cultural depth.

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