I'm having a really hard time vibing with neo-traditionalist architecture discourse. Like, I like beauty, but I just find the thing on the left much more beautiful than the thing on the right.

(left image mine, right from @Western_Trad on twitter)

Am I... missing something? https://i.imgur.com/Cqm1D2g.jpg

I like the impracticality of traditional architecture. Modern makes some compromises for beauty, but nothing like random unnecessary spires and domes. 

Modern architecture sends the message: "be productive", while traditional sends the message "there is more to this world than what you see"

Yes yes yes! A lot of modern architecture in big cities is far too utilitarian for my liking… we are shaped by the environments we live in, what do cheap modern builds that are focused only on the bottom line say to society? There is no room for “frivolous” extras - in the name of beauty, art, higher purpose.