Malding over this chad

  • BanMeFromPosting [none/use name]@hexbear.netOP
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    12 days ago

    This one is good too
    Yeah wow McDonalds is exactly the same as an easily accesible grocery store right next to a reliably running train for public transport, which is the same as the freighttrains that are typical for “place, USA”. And yeah a single massive murder truck is just the same as two compact cars, good mind on you there buddy.

  • Moidialectica [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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    12 days ago

    it’s mildly more acceptable to drive if it’s somewhere like the Netherlands where cities are closer to each other

    it’s utterly insane to drive more than 5 hours by yourself, even if it’s mostly accelerating on flat highways

    And to think America is also the biggest sinner in this regard…

  • tombruzzo [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    It’s crazy how cars have been normalised since being called ‘the child eating moloch’ in the 1920s. Here, it takes 3-4 years to get your full license, that’s as long as a degree. You’re maybe told you’re getting into a one ton missile that can kill people once when you start and that’s it. Then you can drive by yourself after a year with no further formal lessons and only one actual driving test. There are a bunch of restrictions on driving because kids kept dying but the reasons for those were always individualised rather than acknowledging the mode of transport itself can also be a problem