We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship

Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by MattRix on Friday July 23, 2021 @10:56AM (#27931382)

Suburbia is made of families. People want big houses with big yards for their kids. They’re often not bringing their kids on those same vacations. And on top of that, where people vacation is very different from where they’d want to live long term.

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Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by lelandbatey on Friday July 23, 2021 @02:26PM (#27934029)

I'd rather have a medium house with big safe parks. Growing up out in the woods is great, but having kids who are trapped with no autonomy hurts kids in a way I'd like to avoid.

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Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by foobiekr on Friday July 23, 2021 @08:26PM (#27937313)

As a kid, we’d bike 5. 10, 15 miles to other towns. We did not lack autonomy.

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Re:We’d rather have the iceberg than the ship by Pxtl on Friday July 23, 2021 @01:21PM (#27933233)

There's actually a perverse impact, because young people can't drive. So moving to suburbia for "the kids" results in kids being isolated from their community. And remember, vehicular traffic is the 2nd highest cause of death in children in the USA, after birth defects.

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