Why Don't We Live in an Art Nouveau World?
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- Nov 2, 2026
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- asteriskmag.com
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Why Don't We Live in an Art Nouveau World? was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 3, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 24 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #13 of 30, reached on Nov 3, 18:52 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 3, 21:07 UTC.
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Sort of a recap for normies of Scott Alexander's Whither Tartaria from 2021: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/whither-tartaria It is also interesting to read about the Amsterdamse School, an early 1900's style with "mass appeal" of which you can see many beautiful examples throughout the city, which were also only…
Sagrada Família is an amazing building. Going inside it is an awesome experience. But it is a _lot_. Putting aside the artistic skill and construction cost of it, I'm glad I don't live in a city where everything is like that. I feel like it'd be overstimulating much like an analog version of the Las Vegas strip.
Unrelated but while scrolling, when I scrolled up, the asterisk thingy appeared on the top right corner and I thought it was a spider or some glitch and had a mini freakout before realizing it was the actual branding
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Is Why Don't We Live in an Art Nouveau World? trending on Hacker News right now?
Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 3, 21:07 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
What is the highest rank Why Don't We Live in an Art Nouveau World? reached?
#13 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 3, 18:52 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
How long has Why Don't We Live in an Art Nouveau World? been trending?
It was first seen on Nov 3, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (24 checks) since.
How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?
15 points and 4 comments; submitted by shcallaway on Nov 2, 2026.