Owning a car in Singapore, one of the world’s most expensive countries, has always been something of a luxury. But costs have now soared to an all time high.
It never was a need. This is a myth build by the car manufacturers. They lobbied for the car centered model with oil companies. This never was the model.
As someone who has lived in a large city, with a fully functional public transportation system, I was thankful for it, although it took me 2 extra hours of my life every day.
But living in a city, packed and stacked like merchandise in shelves is not a good way to live.
I got out the first opportunity I could take. Cost me family, friends and lower income but I don’t regret it.
Metropolises are not the way for civilization and CoViD was a cruel demononstration of how flawed the concept is.
Smaller cities, in the 10-15k range, have an added benefit: large enough to have large scale industry, small enough for people to know each other. Creates more security, as you tend to know if one face or another is new.
It never was a need. This is a myth build by the car manufacturers. They lobbied for the car centered model with oil companies. This never was the model.
The same applies for suburbs full of houses.
I’m not going down that slope.
As someone who has lived in a large city, with a fully functional public transportation system, I was thankful for it, although it took me 2 extra hours of my life every day.
But living in a city, packed and stacked like merchandise in shelves is not a good way to live.
I got out the first opportunity I could take. Cost me family, friends and lower income but I don’t regret it.
Metropolises are not the way for civilization and CoViD was a cruel demononstration of how flawed the concept is.
That is all I have to say.
the chosen one
Nah. Just someone who had enough of feeling miserable out of others decisions.
I feel you. If I walk an hour from my house I want to be in the wilderness with moose and bears and shite, not still in the city.
Are you in Alaska or somewhere near?
Northern Scandinavia.
Or that.
You have moose around there?
Yeah you see them on the roads pretty often. Also reindeer herds sometimes.
ouch
I wasn’t happy, I did my part to solve my problem.
A city shouldn’t be larger than 100 k imo.
Smaller cities, in the 10-15k range, have an added benefit: large enough to have large scale industry, small enough for people to know each other. Creates more security, as you tend to know if one face or another is new.