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		nemo44x on March 2, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: U.S. Postal Service starts nationwide electric veh... I guess they are saying it’s “functional” but lacks “form”. These are distinct things which do not imply one another. What we value is of course subjective.

viraptor on March 2, 2023 [–]

Utilitarian or industrial can be seen as a form itself as well. The lack of complex design in the body is both functional and a form.

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