Bill Gates says a 3-day work week where ‘machines can make all the food and stuff’ isn’t a bad idea::“A society where you only have to work three days a week, that’s probably OK,” Bill Gates said.

  • r3df0x ✡️✝☪️
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    77 months ago

    Walkable cities would be an absolute hellhole, but not for the reasons that conspiracy theorists are claiming. Packing everyone in densely enough to make everything walkable will be a hellhole.

    We need affordable options for transportation. Bad weather and the cold also require enclosed vehicles that can’t tip over.

    • @lud@lemm.ee
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      317 months ago

      Packing everyone in densely enough to make everything walkable will be a hellhole

      Have you ever heard of the concept of “cities”? Everything important is within walking distance in the capital of my country and if not there is great public transport.

    • @eskimofry@lemmy.world
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      277 months ago

      We used to have walkability. It was actually better than the car infested hellhole we are it right now.

    • @grozzle@lemm.ee
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      207 months ago

      A lot of words to to express “I’m an American who doesn’t even have a passport.”

      Can’t even imagine a walkable city, and talking about it like it’s a far-off sci-fi concept, rather than a lot of peoples’ actual everyday life. Yikes.

    • @pomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.works
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      177 months ago

      The term walkable includes public transportation. It’s a multiplier on what locations are considered accessible without owning a car. Common misconception.