• Dubious_Fart@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    As an american, I’d love to be able to walk to a shop.

    but I cant. Because America decided to build out in the most stupid way possible, and put shopping and such as far away from living areas as humanly possible.

    Cars are the only viable option in the fucked up american reality.

    And don’t even mention buses. In my area, it takes 2 hours by bus, to get somewhere it takes 10 minutes to get to by car… and the shitty thing is, the bus trip isnt even all bus. half if it is by foot getting to your next busstop to pick up the connection.

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      1 year ago

      We would have to create entire new ecosystems, cities and towns with incredible public transportation that is flawless and easy to understand and use and either dirt cheap or completely free. And even if that happened all over the US by some magical means like all the billionaires who own our country decide to unite and rebuild the country (hah!), it would only be kids and teens using it because they don’t drive yet and it’s more independent than asking their parents. Then that generation might finally be the change that makes it normal and permanent.

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        1 year ago

        by some magical means

        It could probably be done by the government, but it would mean forgoing an aircraft carrier.

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          1 year ago

          gasp how could we possibly manage without another carrier? We just barely have more than every other country in the world and you jest about not building another one? Just because you said that we’re going to throw another billion of un-asked for cash into the “defense” budget.