The future is dense, walkable cities.

[Chobham]

*chuckle*

Our cities need to be reordered to be more like our European cousins long past where the poor had to go live outside of the castle walls...

... they can come in from time to time for labor or to spend the money of that labor at our fairs.

Bread and circuses, they things empires are built upon.

Empires are forever.

Pretty much.

The OP has put forth this Utopian ideal that, with rare exception, runs counter to observed reality.

 

[MajorRewrite]

Have you always had the manners of a goat?

Krazy Kristi likes to shoot goats.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

Pretty much.

The OP has put forth this Utopian ideal that, with rare exception, runs counter to observed reality.

Another abrogation of basic human nature theorist.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

Krazy Kristi likes to shoot goats.

Uh, sure. Okay. Yeah, she's hot and in the news cycle, but seriously, thanks to human encroachment, herds have to be culled since we've culled out the predators which used to keep their populations in check and thus healthy and sustainable...

Everything on the menu stays on the menu thanks to conservative conservation efforts. The liberals would let them wallow, suffer and starve (in the name of compassion for all of Gaia's living creatures) just like they do in the inner cities.

 

[Chobham]

Another abrogation of basic human nature theorist.

About the only way the proposed Utopian ideal will come about is under the auspices of, "You will live where you are assigned to live." Where have we seen that before?

 

[JoePepsiCo]

Kulaks and gulags!

 

[MajorRewrite]

About the only way the proposed Utopian ideal will come about is under the auspices of, "You will live where you are assigned to live." Where have we seen that before?

Nobody is making anyone do anything. That’s just your delusional paranoia.

 

[Chobham]

Nobody is making anyone do anything. That’s just your delusional paranoia.

This is all flying right over your head, isn't it?

 

[MajorRewrite]

Uh, sure. Okay. Yeah, she's hot and in the news cycle, but seriously, thanks to human encroachment, herds have to be culled since we've culled out the predators which used to keep their populations in check and thus healthy and sustainable...

Everything on the menu stays on the menu thanks to conservative conservation efforts. The liberals would let them wallow, suffer and starve (in the name of compassion for all of Gaia's living creatures) just like they do in the inner cities.

Herds of wild GOATS? There are no herds of wild goats.

Is this a new Qanon thing I haven’t heard of? Are illegal herds of wild goats crossing the border?

 

[JoePepsiCo]

I already said this once, but if the Liberals who run the major cities knew how to make them livable and a desired local which to inhabit, people would flock to them. That's just basic human nature. But just like their ideas on law and liability, they favor and coddle the lawbreaker and criminally (in a moral sense, I know, an outdated concept based on evil religion. Who the fuck is anyone to say that another should possess a work ethic? Maybe they're just "artistic!" We need artists, they improve our basic human condition by producing crap that looks nothing like art) lazy over the citizen because the lawbreakers are the products of the citizens' "greed" and "Capitalism."

 

[JoePepsiCo]

This is all flying right over your head, isn't it?

I hope the hell purposely...


Holy crap. I just saw the last reply. It's not on purpose.

 

[MajorRewrite]

I hope the hell purposely...


Holy crap. I just saw the last reply. It's not on purpose.

You’re very agitated this morning. Are you sure you didn’t forget your tinfoil cap? And what about your meds? You know how you get when you don’t take your meds.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

Thank you for your misplaced and unfounded concern.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

I expect people will be spending more time outside and less time inside staring at their phones.

Have you ever seen a teenage girl in action? Even when forced to spend time outside by circumstance, their face is still glued to their phone...

 

[John_von_Neumann]

Have you ever seen a teenage girl in action?

*reported*

 

[JoePepsiCo]

Childish. You cannot be 18.

*reported*

 

[John_von_Neumann]

Childish. You cannot be 18.

*reported*

You just can't help yourself, huh.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

All you gotta do is fill your balcony with plants...

 

[Chobham]

As society devolves into chaos, so shall the cities. Rather than the Utopian picture the OP is painting I expect the large cities to begin to look more like a scene out of "Blade Runner." Indeed, some of them are well on their way.

 

[JoePepsiCo]

St. Louie is one scary place, even to drive through...



... I do not advice taking a walk in East St. Louie. Even armed. The criminals have better guns.

 

[Rightguide]

People move to cities for the wide variety of economic opportunities (jobs and entrepreneurship), for more entertainment options, and for more options to find a mate.

It’s not a “need”, it’s a preference.

And cities that prioritize pedestrians and bicyclists over motor vehicles have a quality of life difference that lots of people enjoy.

People who prefer the suburbs or rural areas can stay there. No problem. Nobody is making anyone do anything.

There aren't any ion America, try China or Asia.

 

[MajorRewrite]

There aren't any ion America, try China or Asia.

Lots of US cities are making pedestrian and cycling improvements. It’s certainly not an Asian specialty. One example of many:

 

[MajorRewrite]

There aren't any ion America, try China or Asia.

How the Netherlands changed from car-oriented to pedestrian and bike friendly:

 

[Rightguide]

How the Netherlands changed from car-oriented to pedestrian and bike friendly:

Be advised the Netherlands are in Europe or your panties. Not in the United States.

 

[BrightShinyGirl]

Lots of US cities are making pedestrian and cycling improvements. It’s certainly not an Asian specialty. One example of many:

I like how doing something as cheap as turning on-street parking into a bike lane makes a huge difference.