Artist faked being a billionaire to photograph New York City’s best views

chasedehan wrote: post #4

Wouldn’t these listings with pictures be available somewhere? This doesn’t sound too interesting to take pictures of homes listed for sale.

Well she did manage to get a few real estate listings to the top of hacker news.

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Post by genericone » Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 3:57 AM UTC

thepasswordis wrote: post #6

chasedehan wrote: post #4

Wouldn’t these listings with pictures be available somewhere? This doesn’t sound too interesting to take pictures of homes listed for sale.

Well she did manage to get a few real estate listings to the top of hacker news.

Submarine marketing in action

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Post by hn_throwaway_99 » Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 3:57 AM UTC

> They’re investments, not really meant for living in. They cast these huge shadows and block views—really change the skyline—just so they can stand empty.

That is definitely one of the saddest parts for me. These billionaires (many of whom got their wealth in shady circumstances) are just using these condos to park their money. I may think NFTs are insane but at least when people with too much money park their wealth there they don't fuck up an entire city.

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Post by dionidium » Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 4:04 AM UTC

hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #8

> They’re investments, not really meant for living in. They cast these huge shadows and block views—really change the skyline—just so they can stand empty. That is definitely one of the saddest parts for me. These billionaires (many of whom got their wealth in shady circumstances) are just using these condos to park their money. I may think NFTs are insane but at least when people with too much money park their wealt…

Counterpoint: these buildings are gorgeous and only enhance the city. Whenever I’m on 57th St I crane my neck to stare at them as I walk. Often, I’ll just stop for a while to look up in awe.

They haven’t ruined anything.

Moreover, even if you disagree about their beauty, so what? People should be free to build things — even things you don’t personally like!

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Post by ragle » Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 4:07 AM UTC

Off topic, but perhaps of interest to anyone in Thailand who would like to experience similar views firsthand:

https://www.booking.com/hotel/th/thirty-nine-boulevard-execu...

The room my wife and I booked in 2019 offered a panoramic, bird's eye view of Bangkok's skyline from one of the higher floors in the building. Not bad at ~$90 / night at the time.