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I don't feel this article has a very strong point or that it offers strong arguments towards why this non-retro future is unavoidable and / or better. > "The s
by ThalesX 7y ago
I don't feel this article has a very strong point or that it offers strong arguments towards why this non-retro future is unavoidable and / or better.
> "The status anxieties of Basil Fawlty types who either can’t or won’t adapt to a world that has little use for their prejudices are not a serious public concern."
This is exactly what Urban Planning is concerned with. If Urban Planning ignores a subset of people as they are not a serious public concern (hint: they are), is it really building a future for people? Or a future designed to optimize moving cargo (people?) around...
- bsenftner 7y agoI felt it was quite weak too.
- oftenwrong 7y agoFurthermore, it seems like a "strawman" argument. Where exactly are people arguing that the future of urban settlement must be exactly the same as it was pre-auto?
- AnimalMuppet 7y ago"We're planning for a future for all the people who fit our plan" is not a recipe for a successful (or workable) plan.