Gregory's Server@greensofshade @calmeilles I'm eager to hear of your alternatives. How do I get to town 22km away to do my shopping? How do I get to see my specialist surgeon 55km away? No trains. No buses.
Go on. Explain it like I'm an average white guy.
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@OrangeR @calmeilles @greensofshade well, until lithium mining is banished, they will continue to be disastrous for the planet. Especially those countries being ravaged by the west's insatiable desire for greenwashing. @calmeilles @greensofshade @FloydyStu in my comment I included the need of oil for their manufacturing and for the infrastructure they use to move around already. @OrangeR @calmeilles @greensofshade @FloydyStu desubsidize petroleum, and direct those funds to greener tech. @FloydyStu @greensofshade @calmeilles Have liveable cities and villages that have places for (grocery) shopping. Incentivise doctors to have offices even in more rural areas. Establish trains and busses. For the rest of journeys, let people use cars. Solutions don’t have to work for literally everyone but if they increase quality of life and decrease individual transport for a majority, you already gained a whole lot. @PattaFeuFeu @greensofshade @calmeilles I'm not disagreeing with you. I want to know how it's practicable. @FloydyStu @greensofshade @calmeilles Had someone painted the current state of motonormativity/car reliance as a picture in the early 1900s, I’m sure practicability would also have been questioned, yet it seems like somehow, nobody asked? Stop seeing public transport as a cost centre that needs to turn a profit—just like is already done with roads—and see it as a public good instead, and commit to development and upkeep. |
@FloydyStu @greensofshade @calmeilles euhhhhh, a temporary compromise would be that the same panels charge your EV (for free😊).