Work by Ron Cobb

  • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    think, for a moment, about the world you’re leaving to the future.

    is it really worth peppy acceleration when you KNOW that is wasteful and literally costing your children? Because that’s who’s gonna pay that bill. Not you or me. Our kids and grandkids.

    cars for fun made sense before we understood the actual costs.

    these days it just seems gross, you got yours, fuck everyone else.

    • ramjambamalam@lemmy.ca
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      2 hours ago

      I’m happy to spend my carbon budget on an occasional Sunday cruise with the top down on a sunny afternoon, rather than overseas holidays, excessive consumption, etc. I don’t commute by car, I ride my bike as much as possible, and I advocate for improved public transit infrastructure in my community, which all have a far greater impact than my ~460 kg/year of CO2 from my joyrides.

      Isn’t the more significant problem that the 98% of motorists who don’t give a rat’s ass about the driving experience, are effectively forced to drive when they could be taking alternative transport, if the infrastructure supported it?

      Please, for the love of God, quadruple the carbon tax and invest it all in public transit, so that cars are treated like the luxury they should be.

      • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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        25 minutes ago

        Isn’t the more significant problem that the 98% of motorists who don’t give a rat’s ass about the driving experience, are effectively forced to drive when they could be taking alternative transport, if the infrastructure supported it?

        I’d say they’re equally problematic - but at least their use case is part of their employment, and not part of their entirely optional entertainment.

        certainly agree with the last.