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"I warn you now, this is going to have unfortunate consequences, just as switching to living in suburbia and driving everywhere did." -- This is a really good c
by marttt 3y ago
"I warn you now, this is going to have unfortunate consequences, just as switching to living in suburbia and driving everywhere did." -- This is a really good comparison by pg. If anything, it will be a sneaky change in human behaviour for most people. Everything seems fine, and then you suddenly realize living without that AI "crutch" is simply too hard.
- ancount 3y agoWould you be willing to explain how that comparison makes any sense at all? How is living in a city "too hard" for people in suburban and rural communities?
- BrianHenryIE 3y agoHere's an earlier tweet of his lamenting what has been taken away from children by the rising dominance of cars in society, a function of suburban living: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1656249684300640259 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1656249684300640259 The growth of suburbs had plenty of drawbacks. Many people will argue they "need a car", aka the price of entry to modern society is thousands of dollars. Transport is ~28% of US GHGs. But there's no quick and easy way to rebuild cities to facilitate most people getting to where they need to go quickly and cheaply by transit and walking/biking. There's lots to say on it, but I'm not a great writer! https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-seniors-driving-idUSKCN0YM2E3 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-seniors-driving-id... https://jalopnik.com/what-i-mean-when-i-say-ban-cars-1849122955 https://jalopnik.com/what-i-mean-when-i-say-ban-cars-1849122... https://www.amazon.com/Suburban-Nation-Sprawl-Decline-American/dp/0865477507 https://www.amazon.com/Suburban-Nation-Sprawl-Decline-Americ... https://twitter.com/bancars4life https://twitter.com/bancars4life https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/whatwouldjanejacobsdo/