@kallisti@NEETzsche@fuggy oh yeah, i also had to walk through highway entrances and intersections of arterial roads since there weren't any crossings half the time which was technically illegal. I literally could've been hit and killed if someone drives a bit funny, which happens very often in my city. imagine walking through (pic related) but there's no sidewalk half the time.
@kallisti@NEETzsche@fuggy I literally had people drive to parks have the privilege of *walking* to get themselves to exercise. I remember walking from school back home since I didn't have a car nor a drivers license and wanted just to test the distances. 3 sodding hours just for a one-way trip, let alone commute. half the time there weren't any pavement/sidewalk so i had to trudge through wet grass, with chaffed thighs and a cramp due to all the height differences.
@NEETzsche@kallisti@fuggy dude, Cities are the cultural and economic powerhouses and are the beating heart of a society; they ARE the epitomized representation of what society is and stands for. Trying to segregate yourself from the city is often naive, for you need to segregate from wider society. Every trend and value of a city will inevitably trickle down into your bubble even if you don't desire it, it's just a matter of when. "My city is degenerate and full of crime" means that your society is degenerate and full of crime, you just choose to live far enough away from wider society to choose not to see it. And, as of 2023, America is a incredibly materialistic and soulless and spiritually dead country.
@kallisti@NEETzsche@fuggy i remember having to go down a highway twice to get a haricut in american suburb. 40 minutes drive or over 1:20hr commute to simply get to the nearest commercial district to have the privilege to get $10 dollar haicut thanks to american urban sprawl.
@kallisti@NEETzsche@fuggy that's why amazon or food delivery services literally have a strangehold on american life despite it being so young. if you wanted to eat out or buy something, just walk out the door and you'll be there in 10 minutes. for americans, it basically requires a car because it's literally dangerous to be outside and long distances opting most people to just simply have it come to them. It's also why people are fat. So sedentary.