• @[email protected]
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    2110 months ago

    Japan manages to have a capitalistic hellscape with many fewer cars…

    Cars are a problem, but they definitely aren’t the only problem.

    • FaceDeer
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      910 months ago

      I think the “fuck cars” movement has latched on to one particular symptom of a problem and are laser-focused on it, which probably isn’t the best way to address it in the long run.

      • Gnome Kat
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        610 months ago

        Addressing actual issues by proposing workable solutions like more public transport is actually the only way in the long run to do anything useful. While I agree with the overall sentiment, vaguely gesturing at capitalism is far less actionable and useful and more often than not stifles more useful activism.

        • FaceDeer
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          410 months ago

          It’s not capitalism that I’m vaguely gesturing at, it’s city planning. Public transport is one element of that.

          • Gnome Kat
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            010 months ago

            except you dont actually say that in the comment i responded to… thats like the definition of being vague

            • FaceDeer
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              010 months ago

              I didn’t gesture at anything in particular. “Capitalism” was entirely from you.

    • Victor Villas
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      10 months ago

      they definitely aren’t the only problem

      Who’s even claiming they are, though