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Hyperreality
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I think another reason it's often more enjoyable to walk, besides driving being quite hard, is that you're always stuck in traffic.
Cities in games like (unmodded) GTA, in part due to system limitations, were often comparitively empty. Which inevitably makes driving far easier and more enjoyable.
Cyberpunk has relatively(!!!) realistic levels of traffic, so you're far more likely to get stuck in a traffic jam. That's also why a lot of people enjoy riding the bikes more, because you can more easily lane split.
The technology wasn't the hurdle though. People knew it was perfectly feasible. In fact online shopping pre-dates the web and mainstream adoption of the internet by more than a decade. It was customers feeling safe enough entering bank details online and the whole thing being sufficiently secure. Which isn't an irrational thing to worry about.
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- Ridley Scott
Rail can't realistically be connected to everyone's house. You always need a solution for that final mile.
For smaller stuff, a (cargo) bike is a perfect solution.
For heavier stuff, like a mobile work place or a 40ft steel beam, you will always need something else. Right now the best option is a (small, electric) van or truck. For that you will need at least some roads. You can prevent them from being accessible to anything but professionals who absolutely need access. But you will still need a limited amount of them.
Perfect is the enemy of good. Being a zealot about this, is self-defeating and won't convince enough people.
We had begun industrializing about 100 years before trucks were invented and more like 160 before they really became dominant.
We enslaved, hurt, and killed millions of horses.
Pointing to the “greening” of city centres such as Seoul and Utrecht
A dishwasher isn't that heavy. A washing machine is.
We primarily use small vans. Eg. Utrecht, the example mentioned in the article:
And that's fine. You can have almost no cars, but still use vans when they're required.
Hell, do like the small Swiss town in that Tom Scott video. Abolish cars for private individuals or the able bodied. But you'll still need (small, electric) cars and vans to transport the heavy stuff.
That and tradespeople often use their van as a mobile workplace. Tablesaw, semi-complete inventory of parts they may need, etc.
The president of a climate conference, is also the head of a massive oil company. The whole thing's a farce.
I mean, what's the point?
At this point euthanising your own children, would probably be a kindness.