• 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      That would be nice, but I, and many people, live too far from work to be able to bike and there is no public transportation in most of North America.

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        1 year ago

        Can I ask how far you live from work? I’ve always tried to keep my commute distance short because I hated the time I wasted driving. Eventually I sold my car for a bike and have been much happier.

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          1 year ago

          A lot of north American cities are too expensive to live close to the business district so people live further out in the suburbs. With limited public transportation. So a lot of people would need to find new jobs or get raises for that to work.

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          1 year ago

          Google maps says 25 miles. It takes me a little more than 30 minutes to drive. It would take 2 hours, 22 minutes by bike.

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        1 year ago

        Ahh yes. Our planet is dying so you can live too far from work.

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          1 year ago

          If I could afford closer housing, I would. If billions of people could afford to eat with minimal environmental impact, we would

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            1 year ago

            Yeah. I’m sure you have no other options.

            You need this, otherwise you would literally die.

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              1 year ago

              Yeah shelter is one of the main human necessities. Have you heard the term “died from exposure”?

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                Right, but what quality does the shelter need to be?

                Lol. Not sure why you think you have a point by saying ‘all or nothing.’ It just shows you don’t understand the argument, so you try to replace it with something that’s easier for you to argue against.

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          Ahh yes. Our planet is dying due to actions outside of the average person’s control but this commenter is really to blame for driving to work. Just like plastic straws in juiceboxes are why the ocean is a mess…damn kids…

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            1 year ago

            Right. Because we’re all to blame, then none of us are to blame. Great logic. Lol.

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              1 year ago

              For pretty much any world-impacting issue, corporations - not individuals, even all of us combined - are causing significantly more damage.

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                    1 year ago

                    Really? Lobbyists keep corporations afloat without customers?

                    Hey man, so long as you’re not to blame :) lol