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I love the power of the word "just." It pairs well with armchair pundits who can simply wave a wand and solve major problems that lots of heavily motivated peop
by neogodless 2y ago
I love the power of the word "just." It pairs well with armchair pundits who can simply wave a wand and solve major problems that lots of heavily motivated people who have resources and would profit nicely from solving these problems... still struggle to solve.
Can you answer your own questions in reverse? Why aren't new developments built wholesale, complete with shopping and services somewhere out of the way (and cheap)?
- CuriouslyC 2y agoPeople do intentional communities all the time, and that's small groups of grassroots folks solving the problem. I have no doubt that a company could set up intentional communities much more efficiently, and provide more services to them so they were closer to parity with typical suburbs.
- neogodless 2y agoThat's important to note. Ideas are already being tried. They are also not solving the (entire) problem. But to suggest "just" doing this one thing is a solution to the (entire) problem is easy to say, but how much does it contribute to actually solving things? (Notably, me discussing this on the internet isn't a solution. It's just entertainment, and hopefully I learn something along the way!)