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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, “Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND.”

  • Schlemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish
    72·
    1 year ago

    You actually should have a grocery store in walking distance. And a pharmacy, a dentist, a doctor, bars and restaurants, a kindergarten,… That’s how you get wrid of cars, indeed.

    • Dr_pepper_spray@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      But then it wouldn’t be rural. The whole point of living in the country, which gasp some people really like, is to not be so close to other people.

      • Schlemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        21·
        1 year ago

        That’s a valid point. And I don’t see any problem with that. You live further form the city? You pay more for drinking water, electricity, etc… Because society has to invest more to bring those basic needs out there. I also feel like road taxes are supposed to be calculated on the distance you travel yearly.

        I live in a very densely populated country and to live isolated is quite uncommon but people that build houses more rural are obliged to make some extra investments.

        Gas heating is common over here and not so long ago the goal was to provide every house with gas. They changed that and now you have to be mor e self sufficient if you decide to build a house away outside of city limits. Same for sewage. You’ll have to invest in your own filtration. And so on…

      • Schlemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        You could just put yourself in a coma and get fed by a tube. But yes, you can order from online stores. And if we all confine ourself to Amazon and then in the near future they would be governing us because they would be talking care of our basic needs.

        You need small businesses. They are a cornerstone of society. Your food that is gron locally has to be sold locally. Otherwise you lose efficiency.