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  • sol6_vi@lemmy.makearmy.iotoFuck Cars[meme] Anon likes bikes
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    26 days ago

    That’s fine, but we don’t live in the train dimension. We live in the car dimension. And unlike your train dimension, problems the car dimension are real and people who truly want to replace cars as the main mode of transport for the majority of people will realize that comes with actual problems that need to be solved for actual people in order to make any real progress. I know it’s hard but to achieve your goals you will have to tap into some dormant empathy in order to further your goals.



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    26 days ago

    I’m not arguing against anything you just stated. I completely agree. I just think if we want to truly tackle the issue cars present we should more closely examine why cars give people a sense of freedom and try to address the corresponding issues accordingly. I think finding the empathy to relate to people who find freedom in that are more likely to consider alternatives if those issues were to be addressed appropriately from a position of understanding.



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    26 days ago

    This is all well and good in a vacuum but suburbs exist and people have kids. If all the cars disappeared tomorrow I would be fucked and wouldn’t feel very free.

    Even if e-bikes were a solution to that they’re being regulated to shit to limit their usefulness covering larger distances quickly. We don’t have the rail infrastructure to make navigating in and out of or between suburban areas effective or even possible. Transporting people who can’t transport themselves would be immensely more difficult and forget about interstate travel.

    Cars go really far, really fast, on your schedule. Plenty of things exist that solve those problems on paper but at least here in the US are not implemented in a way that make them viable for anyone outside of a well funded metro area and god forbid you have dependents.

    I’m all for fuck cars but getting a bike is like a tiny piece of a much larger issue if we want to truly replace the freedom automobiles afford us.