"Vessel was envisioned as a shared, immersive design experience. Requiring visitors to attend in groups of two or more significantly enhances the safety of the experience... We are implementing enhanced guest engagement...."

Hudson Yards Vessel bans individual visitors after rash of suicides https://t.co/eAb6YEWQqO pic.twitter.com/JBfinQPd3k

— New York Post (@nypost) May 26, 2021

This gigantic sculpture was "envisioned as a shared experience," we are told, as if they'd never thought about the impact on a lonely person. But look at it. Doesn't it seem as though it was intended to induce alienation and distorted thinking?