▲ 1244 ▼ Anon questions modern society (lemmy.ml) submitted 11 months ago by destructdisc@lemmy.world to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 162 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 59 points 11 months ago (5 children) How did this happen? Convenience and Capitalism, what a wild duet! permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] ReHomed@lemmy.cafe 42 points 11 months ago (1 child) It's ALWAYS capitalism, people STILL don't get this (I can't blame them they got propagandized into believing capitalism is the holy economy or some stupid shit) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] declaredreprimand@piefed.social 5 points 11 months ago “Just a little more neoliberalism, bro, I swear we’ll usher in an era of prosperity if we just do it harder” permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soup@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (1 child) And it’s not even convenient…unless you purposefully destroy existing infrastructure and aggressively promote individualism in your society such that nobody has any other real choice! Walking distance? Never heard of her. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 15 points 11 months ago (1 child) Yeah whats actually convenient is being able to step out your home, jump into the tram, read the newspaper for 15 minutes, jump out and have teleported to work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago And also I can walk 5min to grocery store or 10min to a haircut, I can have a drink and don’t need to spend Uber money to get home, all travel time is the same because there’s no such thing as rush hour on a metro or with a bicycle(actually with the metro it’s faster because it comes more frequently at those times), etc.. It’s all winning, basically. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) Well now it's fascism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 7 points 11 months ago Fascism is capitalism in decline. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 6 points 11 months ago (1 child) Trains are much more convenient. This one is fully on capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) Trains are convenient until you want to go somewhere without rails :( which I guess could be solved with more rails... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago Cars are convenient until you want to go some place without free parking directly in front of the entrance. (Or so I gather from the whining and complaining that drivers so often do.) permalink fedilink source parent [–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago I mean, the answer is in the line right above the question. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ReHomed@lemmy.cafe 42 points 11 months ago (1 child) It's ALWAYS capitalism, people STILL don't get this (I can't blame them they got propagandized into believing capitalism is the holy economy or some stupid shit) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] declaredreprimand@piefed.social 5 points 11 months ago “Just a little more neoliberalism, bro, I swear we’ll usher in an era of prosperity if we just do it harder” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] declaredreprimand@piefed.social 5 points 11 months ago “Just a little more neoliberalism, bro, I swear we’ll usher in an era of prosperity if we just do it harder” permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 26 points 11 months ago (1 child) And it’s not even convenient…unless you purposefully destroy existing infrastructure and aggressively promote individualism in your society such that nobody has any other real choice! Walking distance? Never heard of her. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 15 points 11 months ago (1 child) Yeah whats actually convenient is being able to step out your home, jump into the tram, read the newspaper for 15 minutes, jump out and have teleported to work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago And also I can walk 5min to grocery store or 10min to a haircut, I can have a drink and don’t need to spend Uber money to get home, all travel time is the same because there’s no such thing as rush hour on a metro or with a bicycle(actually with the metro it’s faster because it comes more frequently at those times), etc.. It’s all winning, basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FundMECFS@anarchist.nexus 15 points 11 months ago (1 child) Yeah whats actually convenient is being able to step out your home, jump into the tram, read the newspaper for 15 minutes, jump out and have teleported to work. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago And also I can walk 5min to grocery store or 10min to a haircut, I can have a drink and don’t need to spend Uber money to get home, all travel time is the same because there’s no such thing as rush hour on a metro or with a bicycle(actually with the metro it’s faster because it comes more frequently at those times), etc.. It’s all winning, basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soup@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago And also I can walk 5min to grocery store or 10min to a haircut, I can have a drink and don’t need to spend Uber money to get home, all travel time is the same because there’s no such thing as rush hour on a metro or with a bicycle(actually with the metro it’s faster because it comes more frequently at those times), etc.. It’s all winning, basically. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 child) Well now it's fascism permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 7 points 11 months ago Fascism is capitalism in decline. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 7 points 11 months ago Fascism is capitalism in decline. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rooskie91@discuss.online 6 points 11 months ago (1 child) Trains are much more convenient. This one is fully on capitalism. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) Trains are convenient until you want to go somewhere without rails :( which I guess could be solved with more rails... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago Cars are convenient until you want to go some place without free parking directly in front of the entrance. (Or so I gather from the whining and complaining that drivers so often do.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works 1 point 11 months ago (1 child) Trains are convenient until you want to go somewhere without rails :( which I guess could be solved with more rails... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago Cars are convenient until you want to go some place without free parking directly in front of the entrance. (Or so I gather from the whining and complaining that drivers so often do.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago Cars are convenient until you want to go some place without free parking directly in front of the entrance. (Or so I gather from the whining and complaining that drivers so often do.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago I mean, the answer is in the line right above the question. permalink fedilink source parent
