RideAgainstTheLizard

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[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Agreed ๐Ÿ’ช

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I also fantasise about this lol

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Joke's on you I only own a bike ๐Ÿšฒ

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

I think we're coming at this from different angles - I'm criticizing the response a lot of people have when electric vehicles are brought up, which is "they're bad don't buy them" and usually backed up with a belief that public transport is the solution. The obvious rebuttal in my opinion is that that doesn't work for every area where cars/vehicles are needed, and it's still worthwhile investing in and celebrating the transition of these existing systems. I 100% agree that car density in urban populations is a huge problem and I hate how much cars dominate our lives.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

If you were doing nothing you'd probably feel less fulfilled

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

At least you're doing your part

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

They're better! We agree.

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I also want to say our usernames are very apt for this debate

[โ€“] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Explain how the meme excludes rural areas, because it seems pretty general and not city-specific to me.

Are you trying to argue that rural populations are not included in the full set of populations who use cars? Of course you're not, because that would be silly.

"Right wing propaganda" - what a ridiculous claim to make

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

As with a lot of my responses here, you're only responding within the context of cities, and even more narrowly you're referring to downtown/commercial/recreational areas that need to be walkable.

You're right to say we should have more walkable cities, however it's not a valid argument against electrifying vehicles.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Yeah, so in the context of cars, a small step in the right direction is the introduction of electric cars to replace ICE cars. It's a feasible and available step. I'm not hearing any other currently feasible ideas, and saying "just use public transport/bikes" is not a solution for every human who currently has a car.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

So what should people in areas not serviced by public transport do?

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