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“City blocks road to through traffic, drivers have to take ring road instead” is not usually headline news around the world, but here we are. I’m not sure why
by pja 4y ago
“City blocks road to through traffic, drivers have to take ring road instead” is not usually headline news around the world, but here we are.
I’m not sure why this story has resonated so strongly with the conspiracy theorists out there, but I guess it’s some wild cross-pollination between the idea that the world government is out to control everyone & hearing the phrase “15 minute neighbourhood” and jumping straight to the most insane conclusion possible.
- jfengel 4y agoThe only place I've encountered this particular conspiracy theory is via articles debunking the conspiracy theory. I don't doubt that deep in the bowels of conspiracy theory web sites, they've found something to occupy their next fifteen minutes of mutual outrage. But has this actually appeared anywhere else, or is this just news outlets looking for some outrage to report on? I haven't seen it as a live usage. Not that my anecdote means anything; I try to live in a bubble that filters out the stupidest people. So I'm unclear if this is actually going to result in real pushback on urban planning, or just noise.
- morelisp 4y agoI realize you might not have seen it if you filter out the stupidest people, but the stupidest people still have some of the loudest megaphones. https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/1609255646993457153 https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson/status/16092556469934571...
- jfengel 4y agoOh. That one. Yeah, that's certainly it.