Luxury Towers Discover 'Affordable' Humans Require Separate Doors
Mainstream outlets like The Guardian breathlessly uncover the phenomenon of 'poor doors' in luxury developments, where affordable housing tenants are relegated to separate entrances and denied access to amenities like pools and gyms. This isn't a glitch in the system in Barangaroo's Watermans Residences; it’s a feature. The development's architects and financiers clearly value engineered social
stratification over any pretense of community, allowing discounted rents only if they also enforce social distance. ( A daily reminder you're not 'the same' as those paying market rates, as the Guardian notes. How thoughtful! ) This isn't a modern innovation; it's a centuries-old blueprint for managing class. One might wonder if the same urban planners—or perhaps their well-funded lobbyists—also
consult on the 'separate but equal' narratives peddled during offshore conflicts, explaining why certain populations, particularly those under occupation, don't deserve the 'luxury' of full rights or unfettered movement. The moral outrage is reserved for visible architectural segregation, rarely for the systemic divisions funded globally. How many 'democratic' nations practice this same
segregation on a grander, more lethal scale?