• biden [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    Isn’t it more dystopian to be forced to own a car? Mf most Americans are coerced into paying ridiculous amounts of money just to be able to get anywhere!

    “The government wants to trap us in 15 minute zones” I say from my gated suburban neighborhood that I couldn’t survive in if my car broke down or got repossessed because I defaulted on my loan

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      Isn’t it more dystopian to be forced to own a car?

      no, something can’t be dystopian if middle class americans already do it, that just means its normal. and coercion is when someone is pointing a gun at you - economic coercion, material conditions? never heard of them.

      neoliberalism has become pure self-replicating ideology, nothing real required

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      Also I grew up in a small town where it was over an hour walk or a 20 minute bike ride to the grocery store. I used to bike to school (which took half an hour) and was almost hit a few times. There’s no sidewalks in most the town either

      In my current city, I’m a 2 min walk to the bus stop, a 5 min walk to the grocery store and a 10 min walk to the train station. If I feel like I might be late for something I’ll bring my skateboard and turn 10 minutes into 4. Kinda feels like more freedom to me

    • xj9 [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.net
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      no you see because cars are freedom. how are you supposed to make the 50km trip to the wholesale warehouse without a V8 Annihilator SUV with HAZ MAT suspension? its impossible.