• squron@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Not sure why you are being downvoted into oblivion. What you are saying is very true, but where we disagree is that roads are the only solution. Last night, I was looking at a short trip l need to make this weekend (here in the US): 14 min by car, 58 min by rail (with a 20 min walk to get to the station), 1h20 by bus. We brought that on ourselves, we’ve made it so that cars are the only viable option - but better public transit for example would make things a lot better, for a lot of people.

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            8 months ago

            If that’s how you read that, you need better reading comprehension

            Motherfucker, you SAID IT. You said “as for the followers of this sub, herd animals gonna herd animal”.

            Own your argument you disingenuous dicksplash.

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            8 months ago

            You literally called us herd animals and they you hit us with the “if that’s how you want to read that”???

            Also, your position is severely lacking. Please try to factor in the total emissions from car tires and the impact that has on public health. Next facture in the obesity epidemic which directly correlates with car dependency. Also, please consider that we have created a world where people drive to a gym to run on a treadmill because it isn’t safe for them to exercise outside. That one is harder to put a number on but it is extremely dystopian.

            So if you want all your organs polluted with microplastics from car tire dust and you fully support the depression, loneliness, and obesity epidemics, then keep defending car dependency because that is hidden cost of cars that people don’t talk about nearly enough.