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It's just not practical to live somewhere without a street. Even if you don't have a car yourself, it makes any kind of logistics much harder. What if you order

by sgt 6y ago

It's just not practical to live somewhere without a street. Even if you don't have a car yourself, it makes any kind of logistics much harder. What if you order a couch, and the truck can't reach your house? And why is the goal to pack more houses more densely as opposed to just finding ways to decrease population growth?

tonyedgecombe 6y ago
It's just not practical to live somewhere without a street. That depends whether you think of a street as something that just needs to carry a sofa delivery or six lanes of tarmac. Population growth is sorting itself out already in most parts of the world. Density is important because there is a demand for it. People are moving to cities. There is a question whether that is because they want to or that is where the work is but the demand is clearly there.
chrisseaton 6y ago
> What if you order a couch, and the truck can't reach your house? Not everyone can afford or even prioritises getting junk like new couches delivered. Some people have little houses with furniture that's been there a hundred years and they're perfectly happy like that.
- jpindar 6y ago
  What if you need an ambulance or fire truck?
  - chrisseaton 6y ago
    You get off-road ambulances and fire trucks in these areas. Or you just don't prioritise (or can't afford!) those things either.
soared 6y ago
800 million people don’t have enough to eat, so I’m almost certain they don’t care about getting a new couch delivered. I don’t want to be a dick but your comment is very blind to the problems many people face. https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/15-07-2019-world-hunger-is-still-not-going-down-after-three-years-and-obesity-is-still-growing-un-report https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/15-07-2019-world-hunger...
- sgt 6y ago
  I see your point if one treats the context around third world countries. I didn't reply to the parent message as such though.

by sgt 6y ago

tonyedgecombe 6y ago

It's just not practical to live somewhere without a street. That depends whether you think of a street as something that just needs to carry a sofa delivery or six lanes of tarmac. Population growth is sorting itself out already in most parts of the world. Density is important because there is a demand for it. People are moving to cities. There is a question whether that is because they want to or that is where the work is but the demand is clearly there.

chrisseaton 6y ago

> What if you order a couch, and the truck can't reach your house? Not everyone can afford or even prioritises getting junk like new couches delivered. Some people have little houses with furniture that's been there a hundred years and they're perfectly happy like that.

jpindar 6y ago
What if you need an ambulance or fire truck?
- chrisseaton 6y ago
  You get off-road ambulances and fire trucks in these areas. Or you just don't prioritise (or can't afford!) those things either.

soared 6y ago

800 million people don’t have enough to eat, so I’m almost certain they don’t care about getting a new couch delivered. I don’t want to be a dick but your comment is very blind to the problems many people face. https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/15-07-2019-world-hunger-is-still-not-going-down-after-three-years-and-obesity-is-still-growing-un-report https://www.who.int/news-room/detail/15-07-2019-world-hunger...

sgt 6y ago
I see your point if one treats the context around third world countries. I didn't reply to the parent message as such though.