Sorry you live in an undeveloped country.

I feel like I’m repeating myself

Developed countries have robust and reliable energy grids while undeveloped countries do not. That’s real life.

Where are bikes in that analogy? Because they’d work amazingly in rural areas were it not for cars

While this captures some important similarities between the two, I think you missed the most important that makes OP’s thought valid.

Both are individualistic approaches, unlike centralized energy generation or public transit, which are collectivist approaches. While the former grants greater independence to wealthy enough individuals, the latter is much more efficient and grants liberty regardless of personal wealth. For the individual in a fragmented and individualistic society, the former makes a lot more sense (especially since they cannot build a big energy plant or rail line). As a society, it’s several orders of magnitude more meaningful to push for the latter.

Sorry you live in an undeveloped country.

OP is kinda advocating for a sensible public transport where schedules don’t matter due to frequent intervals and with a dense network of stops that are walkable. Possibly supplemented by car sharing or cargo bike sharing for the rare occasions someone has to transport something bigger than a week’s groceries.

The car is a crutch we need while society and politics fail to achieve okay public transit.

Don’t forget middle aged bike activists and tankies

Youtube has that feature no? I always look for playlists that contain videos by users I found to be reliable.

That website was the first thing I thought about when I saw the post. Great content too!

wtf got a source on that? Sounds quite scary tbh

At least urban tank drivers can see you before they obliterate you

There is no difference between patriotism and nationalism. Both instill pride in non-achievements (like being born in the right place) while degrading others for the offense of being born somewhere else.

Thank you!

AFAIK they don’t. Hedgehogs are crepuscular and nocturnal and are therefore particularly at risk as they are not flight animals. Instead, they curl up and rely on the protection of their spines. This often results in serious cuts or severed limbs, which often lead to death. Another problem is that many robotic mower models do not recognise small animals without touching them first. Contrary to the claims of many manufacturers, scientific studies by the Leibnitz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research show that the robotic lawnmowers only stopped and turned off after coming into direct contact with the hedgehogs.

Oh no my lifestyle gets in the way of my ecologically disastrous hobby so I made the hobby even worse by automating it.

If you can’t find the time and motivation to just mow your fucking lawn you shouldn’t have one instead of deploying a fucking hedgehog shredder you lazy removed

Lol I’m not an optimist either just kinda hopeless romantic. No need to apologize btw. I really appreciate your response tho

a societal virus that’s been a befallen parts of our species as far back as the stone age

There have been a lot of examples of large, advanced civilizations living in a way that didn’t harm their environment (i.e. Amazonian cultures). Pretending Capitalism (or police) is a force of nature or part of human nature plays into the ruling class’ cards.

What would aliens say? Oh sorry, you’re good, it’s those other ones in your species that are the bad ones… ?

If the aliens were as advanced in systemic analysis as humans are, they wouldn’t say bs like that but “Your species is not the problem, but you seem to have a societal virus that forces most of you to destroy your planet for the benefit of a tiny elite class. This seems to be the problem”.

Btw dblsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de’s tone does not seem hostile to me at all. They’re just brutally honest.