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But as prediction markets become more popular, the companies running them are leaning into something that many observers say looks less utilitarian and more like straight-up gambling.

Today, Mumbai is yet again a city in rapid flux - its building code governed by real estate moguls trying to maximise the floor space index, giving way to utilitarian rather than stylistic considerations.

But oatmeal, of all things, feels like a balm for that guilt: a utilitarian canvas worthy of a little luxury.

"The modernism that was around before the 1980s was very grey, restrictive, utilitarian and quite doctrinaire really," Farrell said.

“Everything is designed from a more mission, utilitarian standpoint: What is actually needed?”