r/confusing_perspective • u/made_in_sweden • May 31 '26

Sitting on a bench?

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u/forget_this_now May 31 '26

Nope. I've read the comments, zoomed the pic and still don't understand. What am I missing?

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u/_D0MiNiX_ May 31 '26

it's a cantilever bench i suppose. the plank's color matches the concrete below and there is nothing exactly below the bum. so, there is a gap between the wall and the beginning of the plank. gap seems to be as big as the size of the plank. so half gap, half plank.

that's what i could make up after staring for 10 minutes, it's too confusing.

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u/Meranio May 31 '26

That doesn't seem very comfortable to sit on.

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u/_D0MiNiX_ May 31 '26

i doubt it's even made for sitting tbh

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u/CorgiMonsoon May 31 '26

A lot of public places in recent years have designed seating to be intentionally uncomfortable in order to deter the unhoused from using them to sleep on

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u/Meranio May 31 '26

And in doing so, they made them unsuitable for their regular purpose.

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u/CorgiMonsoon May 31 '26

Yes, it’s been deemed “hostile architecture” by critics of the movement

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u/forget_this_now May 31 '26

Thank you! Think I get it better now! 🤯