- PATONES ROADDDDD TRIP
*we went to Patones and learned so much
*after interviewing locals including the oldest women in the town, we got many insights that could help our project direction.
* understanding better the needs of the people in the town and what they really need to better their town
*the locals spoke to us about the unspoken rivalry between the two towns, saying how patones de abajo has always had a jealousy towards patones de arriba, as it is more visited then patones de abajo.
*unfortunatley when it comes to autonomy and making decisions patones de arriba no tiene ni voz ni voto. everything they ask for is constantly denied by the governing town
*one local mentioned the time that they used reverse psychology on patones de abajo, they told patones de abajo that they did not want a paved street and kept saying no and no and no. Patones de abajo (to piss of arriba) decided to place the pavement. they were confused with the reaction of arriba when they were happy instead of upset over the change that they “didn’t want”
*many locals mentioned that there isn’t necessarily a problem with degrowth but a problem of infastructure, because of this rivalry there is lack of mantenimiento of existing spaces and also lack of community. They mentioned how when the weekend hits all the locals hide away in their homes to not run into tourists, although they have no problem they just perfer their own community.
*Enrique, a local we interviewed who grew up in the town, mentioned that the town used to be extremley united and everyone knew eachother, but now? that sense of community within the residents of patones de arriba has been lost.
sooooooooo what are our next steps?
*research within madrid and finding our intervention point.
*return to patones de arriba and also interview locals in patones de abajo, find the true root of jealousy.
* get both perspectives
*and just keep workin yayy........... :( (im tired)