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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 11:34:46 JST Adrianna Tan

   If I have to read another ‘there are trains in Europe! Wow!’ urbanist post I will throw my phone away

   https://social.coop/@nix/114424569130965941

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 11:52:04 JST Adrianna Tan

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     i like trains *everywhere*

     i just find this type of urbanist content to be incredibly shallow and vapid and too easily impressed

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 22:32:31 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Pete

     @forpeterssake i am opposed to uncritical Europe worship, especially since these urbanists also often ignore the reason why transit sucks in Murica: racism and red lining. I agree people should learn more about the rest of the world. I disagree it should just be one other continent.

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     Pete (forpeterssake@mastodon.xyz)'s status on Wednesday, 30-Apr-2025 22:32:32 JST Pete

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     @skinnylatte
     Deride it if you like, but it's still exposing Americans to what their cities could look like, and it does seem to be slowly seeping into the American consciousness. Most of social media is shallow and vapid, so they might as well talk about trains and good infrastructure. Maybe more Americans should be jealous of other countries, if that would build support for any transportation method other than the car.