08-13-2018, 02:01 PM
(08-13-2018, 01:44 PM)jamincan Wrote: I don't like the idea of having a so-called poor entrance, but I have a hard time justify why it shouldn't be allowed. Airlines separate their premium customers, and we're okay with that; is this really all that different? Some buildings have separate elevators for the penthouses. Some clubs have VIP areas. I'm sure there are loads of other examples, too.
The examples you give are slightly different. Air travel (already a middle class and up activity) and visiting a club are both, I don't have a good word for it "add on activities"...they are part of your life, but not core to it, one's home is fairly core to their life.
Further, the 'VIP' area, and the express entry line at the airport, are value added services, you pay more to get more service. The "poor" doors as meaning intended here, exist for the singular purpose of segregating people. "keeping away the poors" *IS* the service they're providing. Many dwellings have different entrances for different areas (155 Caroline has brownstone walkups with front doors, and also, apartment units accessed by a separate entrance), but they don't exist solely to segregate people.
I suspect there is probably research somewhere showing what social harm such designs may cause. There is already research showing walking past first class in planes is correlated with more problems with passengers on the plane.
My musings here only scratch the surface of the complex social questions around "poor doors", I am not a sociologist.