When you learn to recognise the beauty in ruins and weeds, you’re really getting somewhere
There’s much to notice in the city – perhaps too much. We complain about the distracting intrusions of the devices we tote around these days, but the technologies of attention theft have defined city life for more than a century. Old-school blinding commercial signage and eye-grabbing shop windows now compete with ad-bearing screens looming over public spaces, and with clever technology that makes your phone buzz with geo-specific commercial appeals.
This can be overwhelming when you visit a new city. And it becomes numbing as you move through the one you call home.
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