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Hehe, the fake history and plaques are kind of funny. Almost like a theme park.
Interesting pictures... and maybe somewhat oddly, it looks more "real" than a movie studio backlot. But then I guess it should, being that these are actual living/working residences/businesses than just facades. |
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I know someone who lives here and she is not a nice person. But with that being said I do find it to be oddly charming from the pictures, probably because it's the opposite of what I am used to in a lot of ways. The politics would get annoying quickly but so do the far lefties I get to experience in parts of Philly so...two heads of the same coin, I suppose ;)
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"wonderful! now when we take little breaks on our walks through the park, we won't feel compelled to awkwardly talk to each other"." and those fake made-up history plaques are 100% bizzaro. the acronym "WTF" is way overused these days, so i'm gonna go with a stronger WITELF? (what in the ever living fuck) is it a case of "oh these people are all just elderly retirees with early-stage dimentia anyways, they don't know what's real or not, so let's fuck with them a bit"? |
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I goodie! A "hate old people and everything they like because so many of them are more conservative than thou" thread! Just what SSP has always needed. 10023 can be a charter member.
There's a point in life, though, at which you stop being outraged about everything. |
Well, at least the lakes and state park look nice. How bizarre.
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Well, that's . . . something.
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Bizarre. Interesting pics, though. Thanks for the tour.
The swamp looks cool. Everything else looks horrible. I wonder why so many old folks want to only live around old folks. I hope I'll want to be around all kinds of people, including children and younger adults. Seems very depressing to only be around your age cohort, especially if it's nearing the end. |
What's with all the golf carts? :shrug:
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I'm actually pretty impressed with the places in the pictures. It looks better than any of the other New Urbanist stuff I've ever seen. A lot of the buildings look like they could pass as authentically old, which is a good thing. Other shave extra care put into making them look better, instead of either throwing random elements together McMansion-style, or obviously skimping on materials to save a buck.
The use of golf carts, which may be electric, is also better than a million cars all around. And this is in the hot Florida sun, and old people who need cars for everything. If those historic plaques are fake and the buildings are new, that's disappointing. They should just keep things as they are and live with the newness. The golf carts made to look like cars is strange too. Overall, I think a lot of developers who are building their own versions of urban areas can learn from these areas of the Villages. |
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https://i.imgur.com/6bTeCUz.png https://i.imgur.com/to9pctP.png I do agree that the style is nice and it doesn't feel overly fake from within - but it would have been much nicer had it felt like an organic lake town and not a typical lifestyle outdoor mall in the middle of a labyrinth of subdivisions and highways. But I get it. It's built for old people and old people don't walk. Still, it's nothing unique unfortunately. |
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As for The Villages, I think we can all understand why someone of advanced age might want to live in a place where they can walk places and mingle with their aged peers. What, I'm sure, makes The Villages all the more irritating than it already is, is that there are countless authentic actual villages dotted all across this nation that would give them all of the charm and whatnot they're looking for... but instead, most of those places are crumbling, because folks like these have been conditioned to fear fucking everything and retreat to this cartoonish approximation of a real place. |
I've visited 8 times in the last 20 years. I have a very elderly friend who lives there. Here are my observations:
- Visually, I like it because it's so incredibly clean. Zero litter or graffiti. The roads are well maintained, and everything is mowed. Everything. It would look really sterile if it were not for the interesting building designs and palm trees all over the place. - The right wing politics are really in-your-face. The Villages was developed by hard core Republicans, and the city frequently invites MAGA types. Trump loves the place, and Sarah Palin was there a while back. Even certain entertainers, like Bobby Rydell, think the place is fantastic. - When you go into coffee houses, delis, restaurants, you're likely to have Fox News blaring at you day and night. - You can get away from politics because there's so many shows, including musicals. I saw quite a few and loved it. - There's a gay presence (including my friend) but it's mostly "underground". Some are very conservative and fit right in, like my friend. No one would ever know. - The media has reported a high number of STDs at the Villages. Those old people do have some fun, I guess. - Before the 2020 election, there were some very tense encounters between Democrats and Republicans. The Democrats, although far outnumbered, were very vocal and there were some bad incidents due to golf cart banners. - I met some incredibly nice people. I met Democrats and I met Republicans who proudly talked of their gay children. But I also met very racist people. It got a lot worse after 2016, which is no surprise. Anyway, back in the early 2000s, I made plans to move there, but thank goodness other circumstances prevented it. I don't hate the place at all, but at least after 2016, it became pretty much out of the question. |
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no funeral homes?
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i keep passing through here on visits to see my folks in broward county. reminds me i need to watch this
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