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The point is that we're already in a dark age, brought about by transforming the environment to work for cars instead of humans.
by alanbernstein 5y ago
The point is that we're already in a dark age, brought about by transforming the environment to work for cars instead of humans.
- mperham 5y agoWow, this is bleak but true.
- JetAlone 5y agoStroadlandia is a noble, and beautiful place. Her cars are majestic creatures, worthy of human service. Her department stores and parking lots overflow with the abundance of a multifaceted thoroughfare that defies the reason of mortal man.
- seoulmetro 5y agoThe idea that Earth being accessible to everyone at infinitely faster speeds is not a dark age. That is a golden age. It's sad that you've confused the two, but it's modern propaganda at work. The environment is damaged by humans. Not cars. If we banned cars, people would still ruin the environment, just in different ways. But that's cutting the nose off to spite the face. The truth is, cars are, for the most part, amazing pieces of technology that allows nearly every person freedom of movement. You aren't going to change that without creating something better. It seems like electric, self-driving cars are a possible dream, albeit even close to a pipe dream. Cars none-the-less though.
- JetAlone 5y agoThe reason StreetRoadTopia is a dark age is not because there are streets and roads per se, it's that the Pedestrians, in their hubris, smugly abolished Stroadlandia. Whether we get there by streets, roads or stroads, the real golden age is the friends we made along the way.
- kiba 5y agoCar only allows you freedom of movement because the infrastructure are developed for cars. You would be singing a different tune of freedom if it were trains and bikes instead.
- zionic 5y agoCars didn’t construct the roads, humans did. For cars. The arrogance in this thread is off the charts, it’s like so many of you can’t fathom that people like the way our towns are built.
- malermeister 5y agoPeople like all sorts of things. There's people that really like meth or heroin. Doesn't make those things good or sustainable.
- JetAlone 5y agoStroadlandia is like meth or heroin? I didn't realize I was experimenting with something tantamount to drugs. I suppose it was a good trip, but one has to keep on dunetreading.
- malermeister 5y agoIt does cause untold death and pain [1] and yet some people are unwilling to give it up. Sounds like there's some parallels at least. [1] https://www.swov.nl/sites/default/files/media/media.up/fs_international_fig1.png https://www.swov.nl/sites/default/files/media/media.up/fs_in...