I love how it looks so thinly balanced

Just downloaded a sample some days ago, will likely give it a try asap

But that would require work, instead of blaming suffering people!

And pointy arches!

Hanging is such a horrible method…

Remember when, during the pandemic, giving free school lunches to everyone in the US actually costed less than the usual system?

The US system is build around punishing the poor. In EU there is less punishment but it could still be better. I’d love a reasonable universal basic income proposal. I’m just too jaded to think it will ever happen, but I’d love it and 100% support it. Even if I don’t need it and my taxes would likely get higher.

Slightly unrelated: I love paying taxes and seeing how that improves the society as a whole. My taxes go to schools, hospitals, roads, social programs, supporting a wide variety of association… I am glad to pay for all of it.

Where did I say it was easy? Just pointing out that Paris is already at a good point that blocking cars out of some roads is possible. Other cities need to plan towards that, and it takes more time thus more likelihood of car brains undoing the progress

Agreed. I have just seen it too often that one is done without the other. As if people could materialize in the city center on their own. Or in the bus going to the city center.

I live within city bounds. I don’t own a car and find little use for it. My parents live outside of the city, they have both no reliable public transport (30 minutes walking from the nearest reliable bus), and no parking space if they try taking the car to connect to the bus. When the city blocks cars, they just don’t go to the city because they have no access.

I keep seeing the same mistake being done and it bothers me.

It does feel like it, doesn’t it?

That’s still significant infrastrutture design.

In my city, they did it… then decided that those parking close at midnight and open back up a at 6am. You can’t park overnight at all. Madness.

That’s a step I forget soooo often!

Yeah, I’m so confused about their planning steps. Don’t you check the map to see where it is? Book a hotel nearby? Confirm with other websites? So odd to just roll with whatever the AI spouted…

Yeah, I’m so confused about their who’s planning steps. Don’t you check the map to see where it is? Book a hotel nearby? Confirm with other websites? So odd to just roll with whatever the AI spouted…

It is not that easy all the time.

If you live out of the city, and the city blocks cars, you need a way to get to the city and a way to get around in the city. While local counsels can decide on city wide public transport, wider networks are necessary to reach outside of city limits. Thus we are talking about either an impressive public transport system outside the city as well (trains+bus), or an integration between cars and local transport (bus/metro). Trains take longer and are more expensive to build and maintain.

I am all for blocking cars away from cities, but it doesn’t always work super well, and if it doesn’t shop owners will be against it.

On the other hand, we are talking about Paris, that has both a wide public transport system and a reasonable integration of cars in this system. So, block away, really.

Low quality wine is much worse than its alcohol content.

Random personal anecdote: I can’t drink stout beers anymore. A single one gives me the worst hangovers. Same quantity of alcohol in other beverages doesn’t have nearly the same effects.

But by then they have school, so I can as well have my own job.

Sure, I wouldn’t want anymore an all-encompassing job as I had before, but a 9-5 is perfect.

Counterpoint: I took some months off work when my first one was born. And I hated it. I felt that all my value was as “baby-sustaining-machine”, the highest mental skill requested any given day was loading a laundry load and it was very socially isolating (not many people available during working hours for socializing). At the same time, it was stressful being constantly the only one in charge. I was relieved to drop them at daycare and get back to work.

Now that they are of early school age, I enjoy spending time with them, but I also find it taxing. I know I wouldn’t be a good parent if I were to do it 24/7. But I am glad to spend every non-school moments together.

The problem that I find the most limiting is really availability of books. I read a lot and I am picky, I usually look for specific titles in many languages. I haven’t been able to find a real competitor to Amazon’s wide library yet (even if I don’t like it)

Not the OP, but interested anyways.

For the PockeBook-Shop have a wide selection in a variety of languages? Does it mean I could buy an e-book from Amazon then upload it to the InkPad?

These results should highlight how strong our own bubble is. Personally, it seems the US is metaphorically on fire, but that’s just one point of view. Recognizing the existence of the other point and accepting that our world view is also influenced by propaganda would be the first step towards a less poisoned discussion.