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Obviously metaphors change over time. "Netflix & chill" has replaced "Hanky panky" and that's fine. Languages evolve (except the damn French & their purity council but that's for another question) but does the changing of metaphors represent that we are less widely read, historically knowledgeable or biblically literate? Or is it just natural evolution?

Do you make any assumptions about people if they don't know what a "Catch 22" or "manna from heaven" mean?

Other than the Bible & Shakespeare NO ONE has given us more words & phrases than the Lost Generation / Roaring 20s. They are simply delightful!

ace - a dollar bill

applesauce - nonsense

baby - term of endearment

baloney - nonsense

bank's closed - no kissing or hugging

balled up - confused, messed up

bee’s knees - the best

beef - problem

belly laugh - a loud laugh

berries - something excellent

bluenose - prude or killjoy

breezer - convertible car

bunk - nonsense

carry a torch - to have unrequited feelings

cat’s meow - stylish or cool

cat’s pajamas - really cool

cheaters - eyeglasses

clams - money; dollar bills

corn-shredder - a bad dancer

crush - to have romantic interest

dapper - neatly dressed; elegant

dough - money

duck soup - easy

flat tire - a bad date

flivver - a small car in bad condition

goofy - crazy or silly

grift - swindle

grill - question

hard-boiled - tough

heebie-jeebies - the creeps

hooey - nonsense

hotsy-totsy - perfect

jalopy - old car

know one’s onions - well-informed

mazuma - money

nailed - caught

neck - to kiss passionately

nicked - stolen

nifty - very good

noodle - brain

on the level - legitimate, honest

pinch - to arrest

rag-a-muffin - dirty or disheveled

ritzy - elegant

upchuck - vomit

swell - great; excellent

whoopee - to have a good time

I have been away for a while. I came back to an updated GAG with AI personas.

I personally do not like this AI on GAG thing. I hate it.

I do not like seeing AI answers. The whole thing creeps me out slightly. The AI answers seem, cheesy and also terrible. Just worthless generic garbage.

To me, this seems like a clear negative addition to GAG, with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.

Help me understand why in the world; GAG would think this was any sort of improvement. It's beyond me.

Am I missing something? Is it my age?

Does anyone like the addition of AI to GAG? If you do help me understand why you do.

(If you also hate the AI on GAG chime in too. Maybe if enough people do, GAG will listen)

Hostile architecture is an urban design strategy intended to prevent behavior judged to be unpleasant, inappropriate, or dangerous. But its side effect is to sap the vitality of urban life

Once there were the social ideals of architecture: a discipline whose goal is to define the physical context in which we live and which can encourage socializing. While design disciplines can guarantee dignified living conditions for everyone, they also have to aspire to accessible and shared beauty. Among the outstanding examples of how the attention of architects (and clients) can be directed towards the whole community – and not just to a wealthy few – are street benches: masonry and stone street furniture that provided public seating, placed at the foot of the main or secondary faces of historic buildings. The principal Renaissance palaces in Florence, such as Palazzo Medici-Riccardi and Palazzo Strozzi are endowed with these public furnishings.

What is hostile architecture?
Fast forward to the 2000s and we see the spread of an architecture whose purposes seem to be the opposite to those described above. Their goal is to make a given public place inaccessible, inhospitable and hostile. The name of this architectural trend is “hostile architecture”, “defensive architecture”, or even “unpleasant design”. It is a whole series of architectural devices – objects, furnishings, accessories or details – designed to discourage certain kinds of behavior on the part of the population, and in particular some less well-off categories – especially the homeless. Studs and spikes, bollards and dividers, as well as disturbing sounds and lights: hostile architecture creeps into existing built environments and changes their connotations.

www.salonemilano.it/.../hostile-architecture-problem-or-solution

It also keeps skateboarders away & reduces property owners potential liability for injuries plus lower premiums for installing it.