>>29074756
>As if a central location where a community could meet and buy goods was a novel concept in human history.
They were the ultimate form of consumerism and decay, that's why we abandoned them. Imagine building a huge fuckoff building, with all the resources required to operate and maintain it, just so people can go buy MORE THINGS!
JUST BUY THINGS ANON, THINGS ARE WHAT YOU NEED TO FILL THE HOLES IN YOUR LIFE!
BUY MORE
BUY MORE
BUY MORE
ONCE YOU OWN ENOUGH STUFF YOU WILL MAGICALLY BECOME HAPPY!!