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By changing what "enough" means. Provide easy access to other/better means of mobility and then we can have fewer cars in total.
by lcpriest 5y ago
By changing what "enough" means. Provide easy access to other/better means of mobility and then we can have fewer cars in total.
- thepangolino 5y agoLove that whole “décroissance” concept and all those pushing it… Let’s skip the extra steps and just become Amish while we’re at it. The solution to modern problems shouldn’t ever be “less”. It ought the be more!
- buzzlight1234 5y agoMaybe the solution is “more” pedestrian focused zoning and public transit
- reidjs 5y agoI think they mean in the sense you shouldn’t need to drive everywhere for everything. Or possibly there could be a system to share or rent electric cars so you don’t need to own one.
- fromanator 5y agoWe have finite resources on this planet. At a certain point we're gonna have a hard time finding the materials needed for things. Putting those resources into shared infrastructure like public transit means a more efficient use of those materials to benefit more people. A city bus can hold 42 people and uses far less resources and street space than 42 personal vehicles.
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- lwouis 5y agoWe live on a finite planet. "More" can't last forever. That why people talk about degrowth. Growth is unsustainable on our planet. Either we degrow with control, or we collapse. I suggest you play with the recently added timeline feature on Google Maps: notice how close we are as a species to a bacteria colony in a Petri dish. The forest areas of the world are especially impressive. You can see "mold" spreading on them at exponential speed.
- fromanator 5y agoSo much this! Electric cars also take up the same amount of space and don't solve traffic. Plus they use so much more resources with less efficiency of moving people. Making them self driving and fast comes into conflict with pedestrians and cyclists in dense urban environments. Would rather see high speed electric trains for long distances and trolleys, light rail, busses, and bike lanes for getting around the city.