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There’s a lot of excuses but in the end America can’t live in the future because of its culture. People will say stupid stuff like "oh it’s because we pay for
by kubb 1y ago
There’s a lot of excuses but in the end America can’t live in the future because of its culture.
People will say stupid stuff like "oh it’s because we pay for their defense", or "oh it’s because we have freedom", or "but but this would never work here, because we’re really different than anyone else".
But actually? It’s because we’re used to this shit and change makes us uncomfortable. We also really only care about ourselves, not our broader community.
Have you ever wondered why we have vertical gaps in public bathroom stalls? Inertia. There’s no reason to have them, but nobody cares enough to improve it. A better design isn’t more expensive or more difficult, we just don’t want it enough to make it happen.
We’re stuck in a local maximum.
- stackbutterflow 1y agoIronically China used to have public toilets without doors. Only separators to your sides. It was more than 10 years ago, I don't know about now.
- jychang 1y agoUh, "we" ? From someone who uses quotes „like this”? ... https://i.imgur.com/swpYbpv.png https://i.imgur.com/swpYbpv.png
- crummy 1y agoMaybe they're an immigrant?
- mulmen 1y ago> Have you ever wondered why we have vertical gaps in public bathroom stalls? You mean the gap between the floor and the walls? Isn’t that for ease of cleaning?
- kubb 1y agoYou mean horizontal, at the bottom of the door. That one can be justified by ease of cleaning. I mean vertical at the side of the door. You can literally make eye contact with the occupant as you walk by.
- mulmen 1y agoOh. You'll be relieved to know my office stalls are constructed in a way that the panels overlap those gaps. You're right it isn't hard, basically the door just opens in and is wider than the opening. There's no way to see in or out.