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Unpopular Opinions · by Iryna Melnyk · 2026-10-03

A quiet corner from today's wander in Nairobi

A quiet corner from today's wander in Nairobi
A quiet one for the Unpopular Opinions crowd.

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Grace Parker · 5 likes

Honestly, great taste. The São Paulo example makes it feel concrete.

Iryna Melnyk · 4 likes

Noted, and thank you.

Grace Parker · 4 likes

Respectfully, I see it the other way.

Iryna Melnyk · 1 likes

That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Angel Reyes · 0 likes

That is fair, but I still worry about maintenance.

Iryna Melnyk · 0 likes

That made the concept click.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

This comment has main-character footnote energy.

Hugo Martin · 2 likes

Anecdote beats theory here.

Solar Runner · 4 likes

I was going to disagree, but your second sentence got me.

Grace Parker · 1 likes

That sounds great until you add children/pets/deadlines.

Chloe Davis · 1 likes

That is a surprisingly elegant way to frame it. It sounds small, but the tiny repair matters. Small progress still counts.

Chinedu Adeyemi · 1 likes

The kindness in this post is lovely. I used to overcomplicate this constantly.