Comment on Arguing for the car as a good method of transportation is like arguing that having personal diesel generator to power you home is a good idea

birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

• magic_lobster_party@fedia.io ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t even have a drivers license, and I recognize there are limitations with public transport / bicycles.

  source

  • JustJack23@slrpnk.net ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Like what?

    source

    • magic_lobster_party@fedia.io ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Easier to buy second hand furniture with a car. That option is pretty much off limits for me.

      source

      • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Counterpoint: a trailer ✨

        source

        • -> View More Comments
      • JustJack23@slrpnk.net ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Except if your car is too small for them, and also how often does this happen and why not use a rental,

        source

        • -> View More Comments
• masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Lmao, no bro. Just people who understand how public transit doesn’t extend everywhere. Do we need to bring up a map and highlight the routes covered by public transit and the ones covered by roads so that you can see the difference?

  source

  • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Or maybe, it’s people who think they understand why it doesn’t extent everywhere.

    But the truth is, that lines got cut and slashed, trains made shorter, and so on, all in the name of the Golden Cow of Profit. When shareholder profit becomes focus, general wellbeing decreases.

    I spend everyday outside, btw. It’s a bit naïve to assume that others like me don’t.

    source

    • masterspace@lemmy.ca ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Lmao, no.

      It’s because roads get built first because they’re cheap and flexible. It costs nothing to build a dirt road but a bulldozer and a bit of time.

      Transportation networks start with desire paths with take the form of cheap and easy roads, then they’re expanded and improved upon or abandoned as time goes on demand calls for it.

      Eventually public transit gets added and then eventually trains get built.

      Congratulations on being a semi-outdoor cat, how often do you go out to the country, vs how often do you walk around the block before returning to your echo chamber?

      source
• markz@suppo.fi ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  carcels

  Incels, but for being denied cars?

  source

  • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Yes, basically

    source