The Sears Tower No Longer Exists.

I'm reading this topic and seeing people compare the Sears Tower to the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, and the Great Wall of China. Really? REALLY?

It's an office building. A big office building, but a place of business nonetheless. Buildings, arenas, sports stadiums, and performance venues are bought and renamed every day. I'd argue that Wrigley Field is the "most iconic building in Chicago" over the Willis Tower, but if new ownership decided to rename it the Chicago Tribune Field or sell the naming rights to some random cell phone company who cares? The building is still there.

I would normally just stop at this point, because at least I know most people care about these kind of issues, but hell I got some time to kill before dynamis so let's start.


Ok. This makes sense, as he is not even from the USA.


It's not just a building the Sears Tower is a landmark. Landmarks represent history. So what would have us caring about? Human rights abuses in other countries? Yeah cause the average American can actually make a difference about this. I do care about other people, but I'm not going to make a post about my best friend, mother, father, other family etc., not a lot of people have heard about them. If I posted a thread about my mom's double knee replacement surgeory, or my step-grandmother having lung cancer, I'm sure it wouldn't be a huge conversation topic.



Like you have guess, I do think renaming Landmark isn't pointless ***. And I'm not missing you're point! You just don't care about the renaming of buildings. Point taken, so there's no reason to let you know why people care. Cause as you have said you don't care. So what can I say, if you don't care, you don't care. I was just letting you, or trying to make you understand *WHY* people do care.
Buying landmarks and renaming them to you're business, believe or not is, considered without heart or compassion for those who grew up with these landmarks names.


Yeah good example, would have used it if I knew he was from that country. But as you can see he doesn't care about the name changes of Landmarks, so although I totally would have used your example, a nice one by the way, he doesn't care. We could call it the Emo performing arts center, and well guess what, he still wouldn't care. So...


Exactly. Thank you.


Sears Tower = Landmark. Once you can grasp that concept, then all other landmarks can be used as an example. FYI: Eiffel Tower wasn't used, but would have been a nice example if people cared.

You're right though on this point, If the name changes, the building is still there. We know this. But the name is important as the building itself to those with a heart and compassion for history. /End this talk, because so far we found 2 people who have no heart in a historic sense.


Bad example, but you're heart's in the right place. Nice try though, seriously.


^^ I should have just quoted this from the beginning!


LOL! There is other stuff to give a crap about, but this is recent and well something people feel they could actually affect.
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LOLZ! Extreme example. Would this upset anyone? After all it's just a name...


Yeah it was!

OK anyway I'm done. Gotta work on my buffer now for dynamis.

So If you don't care about the names of historic buildings, that's fine. But if you wonder why people care and we explain to you why, then stop saying you don't give a ***. Cause we do!

So, because I don't care about the name change of a building, I want your step-grandmother to die of lung cancer?

Whoa, I'm an ***.

Lets rename the Sears Tower to "Big Target", cz you know them terrorists got their eyes on it.

Yeah, Homoville is a bit extreme, but its accurate.

I don't wanna obsess over other people, they're not as big/cool/shiny as inanimate objects.

Eh.. Buildings get renamed rather often.. And despite that it is a popular and 'historic' building, it isn't any different, really..

Many people will still call it the same as they had before, and only in the terms of formality shall it actually see a difference..

It's similar to many ballparks, stadiums, fields, etc..

In Cleveland, you have Jacobs Field, which was often referred to as 'The Jake'.. Last year, the naming rights expired, and it was renamed to Progressive Field (because the insurance company purchased the rights).. Do you think anyone calls it Progressive Field?

Names are a silly matter.. Something is whatever you call it, really.. As it turns out, the building didn't respond when you tried calling it Sears Tower, either.

As for what is and isn't a landmark.. By the logic of 'landmarks shouldn't be changed' and similarly by the logic that a 40-year old building is a landmark, we shouldn't build anything on any portion of the planet, as it's all a big landmark. Who can objectively qualify a landmark?

And in the end, if you have decided that it is a landmark, and that it is such because it has a strong history and overpowering notoriety within the city of Chicago, it shouldn't matter if the name changes because it shouldn't be anything other than an official name that won't be used, anyway.

Otherwise, the building simply has no inherent and necessary name, and when the name is phased out, only a few people will be sitting there saying that the city can't live without the name being what it used to be.

Dude, you reply to every thread. Damn

Yeah, not much else to do atm while I recuperate from getting my wisdom teeth pulled. Levelling my blm just seems like too much effort right now -_-

Wisdom teeth suck, in that case, {Understood} /comfort lol

Bummer...luckily I never had to get mine yanked, they came in just fine.

Brilliant PR by Willis here. All this moaning is playing right into their hands. If people had just kept quiet then people would have gone on calling it the Sears Tower. Now everybody is "OMG I can't believe it's called the Willis Tower" they've got far more publicity from the people moaning about it than I think they ever could have imagined getting.

blazza just needs to down a few more pain meds then he be ok

I'm going to rename the Mid-West to "BORING"

Honestly, this is correct lol.

But i think its stupid they changed the name yea.

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NUFFING I SAY!

this

Just say its been renamed i that George bush had attacked again

Lol! You must be bored, how out of that whole post you got that... baffles the mind!

Or maybe he's just taking too much, LOL!

I'm going to rename Florida to "Retirement/Spring Break CUNTRY", gonna rename Alaska to "Satan's Freezer", Texas to "Republicanville", New York to "Fuggitdaboutit", and Las Vegas to "Satan's Playground"

LOL! I think Satan's Freezer might attract more tourists too.

LOL@NewYork. haha :x

Oh yeah, Los Angelos will be renamed "Crip & Blood Ville"

/derail





/end derail

Let's buy the Statue of Liberty and rename it the statue of .. hmm... Hello Kitty Sanrioville and see how most Americans feel about it lol Some would probably start a riot.

People will care if it means something to them and they won't if it's something that never crossed their mind, it's simple to understand, Blazza. I think I get the people's point. Eventually, you will realize that the USA were not called the USA, 1000 years ago (the land belonged to people who are mostly dead as we speak), and that in 25000 years, they most definitely won't be called that anymore. They'll be called whatever else and people will once again attach some meaning to whatever it is called, and whatever history it has. Because people feel it makes their life less meaningless.

Omg, let's not start this ***again.

I WOULD LIKE TO RENAME FLORIDA "MY GIANT ***", BECAUSE ON THE MAP, IT LOOKS LIKE MY GIANT ***!

kinda limp dont you think?

no, Im just hung lol... Besides, if it got an erection, we'd be *** Europe right in the face

To me, it's just constructions that people attach meaning to. You may feel that a monument like the wall of China is any different than a commercial building like the Yankee stadium or a military building like the Pentagon, but in the end, all those things were made with money, and with money in mind. Politics, war, etc. it's just profit, nothing more to it unless you're into fairy tales and sh*t.