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The modern city is built to service the needs of the rich and/or powerful. It is run on the backs of people who are not that different from slaves. Many people
by isthisthingon99 4y ago
The modern city is built to service the needs of the rich and/or powerful. It is run on the backs of people who are not that different from slaves. Many people are hand to mouth, but wait! They can choose where to live and which flavor of slavery they prefer.
Humanity never escaped slavery, we just call it something else now. My preferred definition is "hard work and subjection".
So, when you are working hard to survive as a subject of the powerful, and you constantly see those who appear to be "free" in the media you consume, it starts to mess with your mind.
I think that's the ultimate cause of all of this. People who take public transport, in general, are going to fall under this definition of slavery.
- mypastself 4y agoI’m far more inclined to believe the Chicago official’s hypothesis that the reduced number of riders partially emboldens some individuals to engage in criminal acts, than your claim that riding the bus is slavery.
- isthisthingon99 4y agoI'm talking root cause, you are talking symptom. Different levels.
- mypastself 4y agoThe article describes a recent increased frequency of violent events. Were you suggesting that using public transportation was previously less of an indentured servitude?
- isthisthingon99 4y agoYou are still missing the point. But that's OK.
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- m0llusk 4y agoWe've always had greedy and powerful rich people around. These conditions are new. Complex systems fail in strange ways so there are almost certainly both multiple contributing factors and multiple ways to improve the situation.
- isthisthingon99 4y agoThe difference is that today's slaves have freedom shoved in their face.