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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I’d appreciate it if the user who donwvoted this post could expand his opinion on this subject thus contributing to the conversation.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Sometimes on errands or whatever when I get out of my car I kind of disassociate for a minute and will look out at the achres of parking lot, trying to imagine what might have been here once, what could have been here if things were different? Then I snap out of my trance and continue my tasks just feeling a bit more melancholy than I was

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This shit is cringe as fuck. Looks like it was made by a naive 16 year old.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

We are not in high school anymore Kevin... saying something is "cringe" doesn't make you sound cool nor invalidates the other person's argument, lmao.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Comment like yours give me hope. This proves that Lemmy has grown beyond techies and has spread among "regulars".

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

lol do you think techies hate cars?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Considering being a massive fan of cars, I'm so glad I live in Scotland. You can walk pretty much anywhere, Very cheap trams for some cities, fantastic bus service and the North Coast 500. People and cars can co-exist but the way some places seem to be doing it is not exactly brilliant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Scotland sounds nice. How is the bike infrastructure?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Some people argue that there's too many bikes lanes, so I'd say it's quite good haha! There's also some amazing mountain bike trails in Scotland so there's something for everyone, bikewise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tax dollar usage is the main excuse why people in my state have been protesting the rail. I guess sitting in traffic for 2 hours to and from work is preferred.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I think its because they don't see how it will benefit them specifically.