Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not for human connection

Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo... by navbaker on Thursday August 25, 2022 @11:57AM (#32595560)

Do you realize how massively big the US is and how incredibly diverse of an experience you can have just traveling to the next state over? Having a passport/leaving the country isn't a requirement to see that there is a better or different way to live.

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Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo... by cultofmetatron on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:51PM (#32596462)

I hate this argument because its always used to jutsify staying in the US.

do you realize how homogeneous the US is when compared to the diversity you get between different countries? and yes, I've been to all 4 corners and the midwest. There's more in common between LA and the midwest than between LA and southeast asia for example.

The equivalent drive in europe or asia will net you a rapidly shifting palette of languages, customs, holidays and foods. Not to mention the added perspective of seeing another countries politics and how it puts into perspective out own obsession with a two party system.

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Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo... by prophesi on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:05PM (#32595697)

The entire US is built around cars so I don't think you'd be exposed to a different way of living in that aspect, unless you're a brave American tourist visiting Chicago/NYC willing to learn and use the subway.

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Re:Too many Americans live in places built for cars – not fo... by triceratops on Thursday August 25, 2022 @12:17PM (#32595917)

The US is incredibly big and diverse. The world is bigger and diverser.

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