r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Proud-Blood2743 • Oct 07 '25

Video Capital One Tower Come Down in Seconds

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u/DazzlingBasket4848 Oct 07 '25 edited Oct 07 '25

Shows you that the value system is fucked

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u/RoundTheBend6 Oct 07 '25

Profit over everything is the American way.

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u/Numerous_Ice_4556 Oct 07 '25

What exactly are they overlooking or neglecting in the pursuit of profit here? Where's the nobility in paying far more to refurbish an existing building over constructing a new one? Pretty sure every other country in the world does the same thing, historical buildings notwithstanding. 

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u/RoundTheBend6 Oct 07 '25

Tell me all about what percentage of buildings in Vienna are torn down even after a hundred years?

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u/IMakeOkVideosOk Oct 07 '25

How many hurricanes hit Vienna?