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[-] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 21 points 10 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@kbin.social 9 points 10 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.

[-] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 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@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

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

[-] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 10 months ago

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

[-] FaceDeer@kbin.social 0 points 10 months ago

I didn't gesture at anything in particular. "Capitalism" was entirely from you.

[-] villasv@lemmy.ca -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

they definitely aren’t the only problem

Who's even claiming they are, though

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