People On This Group Are Sharing Examples Of ‘Urban Hell’ That Look Like A Dystopian Movie But Are Sadly Real (40 New Pics)

The sad truth of many countries nearby... corruption is killing all of us

I do remember that the main reason was that the slums were out of the city’s jurisdiction, not corruption

Rather not thanks

Just like a democrat's heart!

Nobody said it's "the solution" -- but it certainly won't hurt to get rid of one plastic product to start

Such an ignorant comment

Nobody said it was a solution, it's a start. What is your problem?

I’m all for producing less plastic trash but I wish we could focus on something other than straws. Especially during covid when straws are more hygienic and drinking from glasses or lids.

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Yes!!! Thank you!

By doing what? Giving the council money to clean it? What would happen to that money? It would be stolen of course! Buy the whole of India perhaps?

I think the pyramids make it somehow more apocalyptic looking

They're just alien monoliths

Stargate, with buildings

IDK. The pyramids in the background make it even more apocalyptic to me. What was being overshadowed by the dystopian present.

You should look of pictures of the division from a nice neighborhood to a bad one. They make these ultra rich neighborhoods and design them to be Disney like, themed and everything, and put up huge walls, and right next to them will be something like the pic above.

Can confirm all of North Africa has the same "war zone" looking buildings sadly (at least the bits I've been to anyway)

Not abandoned. Never finished

It looks so depressing

It’s so sad that they have done that, it was probably done to save the money that was spent on the flowers and gardeners needed to keep it looking like the first picture.

but f... christians pillar arrived

I'm from Hungary and this is the main square of Szombathely a very historic town (dating back to Ancient Roman times). Up until the end of Second WW this was a completely paved square as the main road cut through the town centre. Barren like not even a tree present. Only when rebuilding after WW got it's garden like look. The main road is still visible on top half of the old picure in front of the building (busses, tram line, cars) . End of 90s when they wanted to make the town square accessible for pedestrians only (and update sewage and water pipes) was it redesigned to this look. Now its step free for wheelchair users and buggies, it provides outdoor seating for caffees and restaurants and concerts and small festivals are held here too every year. On the right side (pictures don't show that part) there are flower beds, shrubs. Also OP's picture was taken in winter you can see all the trees lining the square with barren branches. Sometimes you can't please everyone when modernising.

Apparently too lazy to mow and pull weeds

Costs too much...

Because they'd rather switch the before and after because concrete and steel and cheap and easy to build with.

Beauty relaxes. Can't let the minions get to comfortable. They might start demanding things, like accountability, fair pay, being treated as human, ridiculous stuff like that.

Because Brutalist Architecture is a thing architects like and no one else, but they're the ones designing buildings unfortunately.

Money money money... All about the money money money 🎶

This is one of the many reasons not to live in Texas

I’d rather not go

Just look at Dubai or Russia.

Have you been to Texas?

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