The algorithms killed the platforms. They've become vapid, empty holes that only attract people addicted to them like junkies.

The internet can be fun, but you're not going to find it on the platforms. You're only going to find fun in places where people talk to each other. And even then, if you're thin skinned you're going to wind up in an outrage filled circlejerk. If you loosen up and go where the algorithms don't exist you can have a good time.

This is so wrong it's absurd, it gives you absolutely no information on the history of this conflict. The current conflict dates back to the early 20th century, well before world war 2.

It's called Pleroma.

No matter what you think of it, someone's going to try to guilt and browbeat you. Support the Palestinians? You're antisemitic and support terrorism. Support Israel? You're supporting an oppressive apartheid state. So who cares whether you're allowed, this is the world we live in, no matter what you think about anything there's someone out there who's going to call you a bad person for it. Just learn about things before you form an opinion, use your judgment and critical thinking and then figure out the truth of whatever it is.

Personally, I don't support either side. I can see how they both kind of brought each other's retaliation on themselves. I just lament innocent people dying and dislike how it affects me.

It's never going to happen.

Can you see the tip of your nose?

Yes, and that's OK.

He's Indian. He means just talk to her. They talk like that.

Does it mean black against black?

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How so?

But most of the people they’re going against are Nigerians, and they’re black south Africans. Xenophobic? Sure. Racist???

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Well that’s my point. But the fuck cars people in here want to get rid of cars. Personally I’d like to live a life where I never need to drive a car, but that’s infeasible even in a perfect world for a lot of people and that’s all I’m saying.

I think the solution is trails that run into towns from outlying areas, where there even are downtowns, for cycling or walking or whatever, allowing slower moving motorized and non motorized transportation on rural roadways with minimal restrictions. For really rural areas where there are no downtowns, I don’t think you can do anything but let people get around the way they want to.

OK, I get that, but where does the bus go? It goes somewhere right? It’s not about “oh look a a bus stop” it’s about the actual transportation itself.

I’ve said this in reference to the UK, but the same applies to the Netherlands. You cannot compare rural Europe with rural north America. Europe is very densely populated by American standards, you can drive a hundred miles here and not see a house. We aren’t talking about small towns, you can make small towns walkable, cyclable, I agree. But their size and density makes them easily walkable and cyclable already. The problem is getting from your 5 acres 10 miles away from the downtown. Rural Europe is more comparable to suburban America, which I would totally agree, needs better transportation infrastructure.

The Netherlands is a wonderful place, but you just can’t take their model and apply it to Nevada or Wyoming. There are towns of 1 in Wyoming that are 50 miles from the nearest town. You can put a bus stop in if you want, it won’t take you anywhere. People don’t realize how large and sparsely populated north america is.

But you need cars for those places, which means you need parking lots downtown for those people. That traffic in downtown, where you you think it comes from? Those 1 or 2 cars driving down that dirt road, they’re driving somewhere or from somewhere. The dirt roads meet at a main thoroughfare, paved, that takes them downtown.

address car centricism in rural places

only talk about downtown

Most of what goes on in a rural place is far away from downtowns. People don’t live in downtown, people live on rural plots of land miles away from downtowns, on dirt roads and things. That’s what you’d be addressing talking about car dominated rural areas. How do you get to the very walkable downtown? A train that takes you the next state over is not what we are really talking about when comparing to cities with trams and busses and subways.

As far as the mention of sustainable infrastructure, I’m in agreement with this guy. Rural downtowns are dying because of bad planning. You have to funnel people through the downtown for the land to maintain value, not build 70mph bypasses. But rural areas, not just the downtowns but the whole rural area surrounding it, are not going to be adequately traversable with busses and trains. Bicycles, sure, it takes a long time but it is doable. Walking, alright, but it’s a lot of work and can be hours to get a few miles, people just aren’t going to do it. Even before cars, people stayed on their land and only went into town every few weeks to do business, and took a horse and buggy along a road.

I don’t. Popsocket all the way. Even big men with big hands can’t one hand these phones anymore.

I want a small phone with an OLED 1080 display that is supported by lineage OS and has a headphone jack. That’s all I want, I don’t care about processor or ram being mid, mediocre camera is fine, I need decent storage though, or an SD slot.

There’s nothing wrong with it period, knowing or not.

Appeasing such an unreasonable person by making excuses is not the way to approach a childish hissyfit.

You know what is a lack of people skills? Throwing fits at people for refusing to play pretend with you.