"Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets."

Reply to "Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets." on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:09:37 GMT

huntn00@mastodon.world — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:09:37 GMT

@alineblankertz It took a while but #TheCapitalistEndGame has finally come to fruition. The mistake the ignorant make is they’re still in the growth mindset instead of the stability, or save civilization mindset and especially not recognizing sooner, they are or soon to be shifted into the expendable, edible category.

Reply to "Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets." on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:05:33 GMT

sueellenfast@cosocial.ca — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 16:05:33 GMT

@alineblankertz and bicycles

Reply to "Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets." on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:32:41 GMT

vaderkant@norden.social — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 14:32:41 GMT

@alineblankertz

First you lost the ability to walk, to play and dance in the streets, to move your ass,
now you loose the ability to imagine and even to think for yourself.

Reply to "Cars replaced walkable cities, tram lines and mass transit, and children playing in the streets." on Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:23:15 GMT

alexadeswift@lgbtqia.space — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:23:15 GMT

@alineblankertz

Given the "car" is short for "carriage" which our towns and cities have always had, it would probably be more acurate to say that the internal combustion engine and electric motor which have replaced horses.

The major problem is that far more people own cars than ever owned a horse and cart, and that means fewer people walking moderate distances in favour of driving.