On: Bitcoin Is Time

[wott]

> You build cities around transit, walking and biking instead of giant chasms between buildings. This is not a problem that exists in Europe.

Ahem, European reality begs to differ.

[arcticbull → wott]

Well, I was referring specifically to the massive roadways between buildings devoid of value - in that American cities were designed around cars whereas European cities tended to be designed around walkers and horses. Public transit is also substantially better on the whole, and so is walkability and bikeability. I'm confident it's not perfect but I was trying to focus on concrete things.

[marshmallow_12 → arcticbull]

park your car in London traffic before complaining that there's no value in wide streets.

[arcticbull → marshmallow_12]

Well, the counter is that you shouldn't be driving and that it's intentionally unpleasant to discourage that behavior.