[meme] Simple problems require simple solutions
[meme] Simple problems require simple solutions
Nah, we should make life more liveable without cars. Cars in themselves aren’t bad, but our over-dependency on them is.
33Cars kill more people than drugs, and "drugs are bad, m'kay"
3Cars, in of themselves, are super-expensive luxury toys to be used on race tracks. They are bad.
The over-dependency is directly correlated with production and sale of cars, but it's not just a correlation.
1Car dependency is really bad because cars themselves are bad
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People in this thread thinking this is a serious policy proposal 🤣
4The automobiles, parking and highways vicious cycle has proven to be an indictment of capitalism and the corruption of the US. i don't think going electric for all our cas is going to be enough, and were seeing climate migration not only to the US but northward within the US.
The movie Mad Max (and its sequels) was inspired by somone observing car obsession tendencies among Australians and positing how fuel would be prioritized above its utility. Our obsession is worse here in the States, and for our love of cars and failure to change for sake of the world may see a similar apocalypse, though with fewer working vehicles and a lot more cannibalism.
I hope I'm wrong, of couse.
2I completely agree but that doesn’t make immediately banning all cars a reasonable proposal. My assumption was that the meme was intended to spark discussion, which it certainly has. Though it sounds like OP is a little more serious than I thought.
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Yes. But no...
1This comment section: I'm Johnny Knoxville, welcome to gently make love to cars
0Explain how we'd get around with cars. Is the realistic expectation that every city is supposed to be redesigned overnight and public transportation every inch of the city.
0Aim for the stars, reach the Moon.
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And what of people that live out in the country, far from a city? Not walkable or bikeable. Building public transport there is not viable. Cars with sustainable fuel sources are the far better solution.
0Nearly every single small town was built on a backbone of rail. They could at the very least put back what was stolen.
1Rail used for freight. Do you think people were taking the train to the grocery store or the doctor’s office? Not to mention, that’s still in the city. There are people that live many miles away from the nearest public infrastructure, outside of roads and electricity.
Then there’s the dilemma of being at the mercy of the train schedule. 1 to 2 stops a day. It’s not like public transport in metropolitan areas where there are many stops a day.
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Lol
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