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Cake day: June 23rd, 2023

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  • You have absolutely no idea what my situation is. I moved as close to work as I can.

    The car has taken away my ability to get to places however the fuck I want. As it stands, you either own a car or you are stuck were you are, and this is supposed to be empowering? I can’t just walk to the shop because a) it’s a 30min drive and b) there’s no pedestrian entrance. Want to experience nature? 1h30 drive, want to see a movie? It’s in a mall with no pedestrian entrance. I feel so empowered being allowed to use a single method of transport to live life.

    Cars are fine in moderation, but we’ve gone far beyond that.





  • Cars don’t empower people. We’ve had “super human” travailing abilities long before the car. Cars take away freedom. I don’t understand how being forced to use one method of travel for daily commute is empowering.

    I’ve come to dislike the word empowered. In recent times it is, more often than not, used to gaslight people into accepting something that has far more negative consequences than positive.