"The Two Faces of Milan (and of Italy)"

🛑 PART 2: The Party Is Over. Or Is It? Every major hangover has its awakening. And the second half of the 1980s in Milan began to present the bill, showing the flip side of the coin that would forever mark the following decade.

• The two sides of the city: While people toasted to revenue in lofts and exclusive restaurants, the silent tragedy of heroin was unfolding in the suburbs—a drama that shattered an entire generation left on the margins of the boom.

• Foundations of sand: Beneath the glittering surface of unchecked economic growth, the gears of an opaque and corrupt system were starting to move, a system that would loudly collapse shortly after with Tangentopoli.

• The legacy: That Milan taught us to think big, to believe in design and global vision. But it also left us with a big question mark: what is the human and social cost when having devours being?

• 💬 LET'S VOTE OR DISCUSS! Were the 1980s in Milan the masterpiece of a visionary city or the golden illusion of blind hedonism? Write your opinion below in the comments: let's spark the debate! 🔥