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> The equivalent to non walkable cities and only poor people using public transport will happen with on-line life of nothing changes. Nice analogy and I agr
by nonrandomstring 4y ago
> The equivalent to non walkable cities and only poor people using
public transport will happen with on-line life of nothing changes.
Nice analogy and I agree with your take on the political weakness and
abdication. But the analogy is not quite right. Real cities and roads
are physical. If they're built wrong people are stuck and have to
adapt over many decades or generations. Digital technology is
ephemeral, all built on software. While the EU are going for government
moderation the US will get sharp corrections in good time, in a
de-facto, pragmatic fashion. Ultimately the US attitude is "leave it
to the people".
- piva00 4y ago> Digital technology is ephemeral, all built on software. I agree with your take but I think you're underestimating network effects in this. Once a platform takes hold and grips people not through being the best product but the one with most reach it's very hard for a competitor to break that. Even more when competitors are simply bought and swallowed into the big corps.
- svnt 4y agoGood points both; two more perspectives: 1) behavior change is generational, street layouts change all the time 2) in a healthy city, urban real estate is under extreme continuous pressure to be put to profitable use For an example look at the hidden total costs we pay to park cars in many cities. Look also how long something mostly pointless like lawns can persist culturally.