• Jack@slrpnk.net
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    5 months ago

    Actually in some places they are, they even look quite beautiful with new colourful isolation and stuff.

    Of course not always, I have seen some where the walls act as doors.

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      5 months ago

      Nice coat of paint

      But nothing can isolate those things, you can hear your neighbors breathing

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        5 months ago

        I see you’ve never lived in an apartment. Sure, these aren’t soundproof. However, they were made of concrete. It’s better than the US apartment made out of drywall and prayers. Still, I prefer one of these in a livable area than an isolated house you have to drive to get anywhere.

        Commie blocks aren’t perfect, but they solve a lot of issues, and they were cheap. They were made for communities, being built in areas with access to everything else you needed to live. There’s never going to be a perfect solution, and anything like this is going to have an issue with hearing your neighbors. That’s just a compromise that has to be made to get the many advantages.