@sinituulia Trying to not doxx a friend in rural Missouri so no addresses shown
Now for the big one: car culture. Our car industry has lobbied to make any number of laws to make it harder to have pedestrian friendly towns. But additionally it has resulted in people living further apart in rural areas.
I've only lived in cities, so I've had access to walkability but had no idea how the city I grew up in was honestly the least walkable. The nearest stores were mechanics... for cars (continued)
@sinituulia Capitalism, the classic villain for 33% of America's sins, (the other 66% is split between racism and patriarchy) has dismantled a great deal of local stores and also made franchising locations even more common. I'm certain there's better research out there but one article I looked into holds that 78% of coffee shops in the US are corporate chain coffee shops
https://www.bestqualitycoffee.com/magazine/comparing-chain-vs-independent-coffee-shops-in-the-usa
This is more than a personal failing but a systemic stemming one from capitalism killing off local
@sinituulia Capitalism, the classic villain for 33% of America's sins, (the other 66% is split between racism and patriarchy) has dismantled a great deal of local stores and also made franchising locations even more common. I'm certain there's better research out there but one article I looked into holds that 78% of coffee shops in the US are corporate chain coffee shops
https://www.bestqualitycoffee.com/magazine/comparing-chain-vs-independent-coffee-shops-in-the-usa
This is more than a personal...