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I don't align with the fuckcars movement. But what the fuck is this Ad? Who thought it would be "great marketing stratedgy"? Whoever came up with this Ad should be fired!
Gen X are the new boomers and boy are they turning out to be ultra selfish.
one of my gen x friends told me "i dont really care about the science of climate change, i dont believe it so its not happening."
....and i just couldnt even.
When people say shit like that I really want to just piss on them and tell them I don't believe I'm pissing on them so it's obviously not happening.
It's mind boggling how many people exist that insist reality is wrong. As if just wishing or believing something hard enough will magically make that the truth.
Would genuinely stabbed the fucker and told it i didn't think it was bleeding, and id hit it if it kept lying to me.
That's what happens raised in a society that privileges religion.
Gen X here. I think I deeply care for my children, and will probably go to dept to fund my children tertiary education, because I could afford it any other way. And I live in a country where college is free, but still needs money to fund the rest (rent, food etc.) That bagging and tagging shouldn't be a one size fits all
Also genx and I’ll “plant that tree that I’ll never see the shade of”. After having kids, I’m much more interested in long term livability and quality of life issues than when I had a shorter term outlook.
I did hesitate with college though - my younger one got into an expensive private school but at my age and economic situation I just can’t see adding more debt. They’ll have to be satisfied with public universities or deal with their own debt
Someone who looked around and saw a much larger demographic of "fuck you, I got mine"-ers who resent their responsibilities.
Why is that, and what would you suggest we do to improve its appeal? I recognize that we're sort of the radical fringe of urbanism and that's on purpose (a radical fringe is necessary for any movement, in order to make the moderates look moderate), but within that bound I am interested in trying to develop as much credibility as possible.
(Feel free to PM me if you'd prefer to answer without inviting a public debate, and thanks in advance for any feedback you're willing to give!)
I’m in the same boat. I’m here because I want to discuss things related to transit, walkability, better quality of life, renewable energy and new technology: there’s so much we can do to improve people’s lives while also being easier on the planet and cost less.
I’m not frustrated by cars, but more that cars are the only goal. From my experiences the best we can hope for in most places is less need of personal cars. It even gives us a continuing goal: however car dependent we are now, how can we be less so?
This tends to come out in discussions, for example, on parking minimums. While I agree we need to waste less real estate on parking, home and park-n-rides are different. The reality is people in the US are not giving up their cars any time soon. Let them keep them at home while giving them better options. Let them drive to transit while we improve the transit network.