Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of the Gulf Stream

Re:Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of... by pasabagi on Friday August 06, 2021 @01:32PM (#28090387)

I do everything you've said, essentially 'by accident'. I don't have a car, don't fly, and don't live in a remote area. It's basically a function of how good the infrastructure is. If you live in a dense city, with good cycle lanes, and decent train connections, you don't really need a car. Not flying is also enabled by this.

Everybody could definitely live like this. I would actually prefer it - cars degrade my cycling experience. I think it's just a function of shit urban planning that makes this impossible in some places.

It would be a major social change, but no more major than everybody moving out of cities and into suburbs in the first place.

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Re:Observation-based early-warning signals for a collapse of... by kory on Sunday August 08, 2021 @10:43AM (#28107070)

I enjoy my car. I enjoy maintaining a building, going hiking, exploring the countryside, etc. The left wing politics, density, and “urbanness” of big cities is not for me. I much prefer the open road, nature, etc. I want to retire to 10 acres of land.

All of that, I can’t do without a car. I don’t think everyone could live like you, since it’s just not the majority societal preference. People never evolved to live in concrete jungles.

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