• miraclerandy@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I literally had this conversation at lunch today. We were talking about EVs and someone said the batteries are bad for the environment and I said, “yup! We’d be better getting a nice electric transit system to replace roads and cars.” I feel like most people know we’d be better off with a good transit system but rich people 80 years ago solidified our lives.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah it’s brutal. We used to have electric busses in my city that ran on power lines. They didn’t take them out until the 90s. They’d come off every now and then and the driver would have to get out and put them back on with a long stick, but whatever.

      Those busses were the best. No battery, no gas. If the electricity source is clean we’re golden, baby.

      Also the seats were super squishy benches, not the hard individual seats we get now. They’d be covered in graffiti and it was awesome. However, the weren’t wheelchair accessible, but I’m sure it could be done now.

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      1 year ago

      “We should improve society somewhat”

      “Have you considered that the improvment will have drawbacks? I am very smart”

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      1 year ago

      Define “good”. Can it take People to a bespoke location at the time of their choosing, door to door, with sizable cargo? If so, sweet, but I haven’t seen that

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        1 year ago

        No you see, you have to have an extremist opinion that you haven’t put any level of thought or attention into because it makes you feel like you belong.

        Rationality and coverage of EVERY SITUATION WHERE CARS AND PERSONAL VEHICLES ARE USEFUL, is a waste of time and effort because uh duh - cars bad

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        1 year ago

        Exactly. Every time I go out of my home I insist on carrying a range stove and a shed, just in case. And taking the bus is very inconvenient.