2026-10-18 18:26 UTC
Me: ugh, modern landmark architecture is just rich people showing off how much money they have. What happened to restrained displays of class and taste?
18th Century Scotland: PINEAPPLES!!!
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@knf100@sfba.social 2026-10-18 18:39
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@MartyB4@mastodon.social 2026-10-18 18:40
@daveybot@mastodon.scot Aye, pineapples laddie.
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@acb@mastodon.social 2026-10-18 19:42
@daveybot@mastodon.scot In 18th-century Scotland, pineapple-themed motifs in architecture and furnishings would have been the equivalent of diamond-iced gold lettering on gangsta-rap album covers: a very unsubtle brag about one’s (claimed) financial means
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@akamran@indieweb.social 2026-10-18 19:45
@daveybot@mastodon.scot it's impressive but the lack of windows on the ground floor is worrying. (And weren't windows taxed? So a recurring expense, and therefore a bigger brag?)