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Forcing people into a 19th century standard of living is not good for their well being.

• unethical_ban 2y ago
  "Walking" is not some outdated concept. Lordy.
  • HDThoreaun 2y ago
    To the vast majority of Americans it unfortunately is.
  • philwelch 2y ago
    No but living in a world without automobiles absolutely is. I’m sick and tired of this deranged notion that it’s somehow virtuous to deliberately impoverish ourselves by giving up things like cars that, empirically, human beings from every culture rich enough to afford them prefer to use.
    • unethical_ban 2y ago
      Let's not ignore the negative externalities of cars. Separately: In a small town, it's objectively nicer to have certain areas that are walkable without navigating traffic.
      • philwelch 2y ago
        > In a small town, it's objectively nicer to have certain areas that are walkable without navigating traffic. Sure, I don't have a problem with that.