• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Eh, I’m a suburbanite who is annoyed at our already relatively low density neighborhood (thinking of moving to the country), and I absolutely hate driving. I want to get to everything with a bicycle or a train.

      You don’t have to love cities to hate cars.

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      4 months ago

      I think not having neighbours is only really possible for a small number of people, mostly in agricultural work. If the majority of people didn’t want neighbours, we could not sustain the populations that exist, end of story.

      Spreading people out is part of the reason why so many counties in the US are going broke, because infrastructure per person gets so much more expensive when compared to property taxes.

      Cars are certainly needed in rural areas, but emphasis on the rural. Even modest towns could and can afford small public transport networks if they plan correctly.