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"If you tell a lie big enough and tell it frequently enough, people will eventually come to believe it". What is an example of this happening today? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 11 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I would really rather that these were actual examples, and not conspiracy theories. We all have our own unsubstantiated ideas about what shadowy no-gooders are doing, but I'd rather hear about things that are actually happening.

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[-] taladar@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months ago

Your whole environment is designed that way because cars need so much space. If you lived in a walkable European city all of that wouldn't be a problem.

[-] Illecors@lemmy.cafe 4 points 11 months ago

Mind giving an example of such a city? Not like I'd be able to move now, but one never knows.

[-] Zagorath@aussie.zone 13 points 11 months ago

Just watch the YouTube channel Not Just Bikes. He not only shows you examples of such cities, but goes into great detail explaining why their design works—and what flaws they have.

[-] otp@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

Not European, but most Japanese and Korean cities are very walkable. With trains or busses, it can occasionally be easier to get around than by car

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 1 points 11 months ago

The Not Just Bikes channel has a lot of videos. Specifically in relation to your question, start with The Gym of Life .

[-] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 11 months ago

Well living in the US is my reality, and there's two cities in my state that have walkable areas, and if you want to live in the somewhat safer portions that are walkable in either of those cities it's going to cost you literally twice as much to live there as anywhere else in the state.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com -1 points 11 months ago

If my grandma had wheels she'd be a wagon.

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