Americans choose big trucks because they live in a society that incentives it. They oppose public transport because it is perceived as a hindrance. They do not do these things because they’re evil, but because of the way society has been structured and the way their society describes different modes of transport.
Read Making Mobilities Matter or something else about Theory of practice
So to be clear, if I gave Trump supporters a tax incentive and some education, they’d abandon their gas guzzlers and stop eating meat? Are you actually hearing yourself?
The social “structure” you’re describing is literally the manifestation of their will. Yes, it’s a self-perpetuating system, but it’s their system shaped by what they want.
You tell me they’re not evil, and then point to a system responsible for making them evil. Unbelievable.
So to be clear, if I gave Trump supporters a tax incentive and some education, they’d abandon their gas guzzlers and stop eating meat?
No, I’ve simplified a relatively complex piece of urban planning theory so as to make it easy to communicate in a short response. There is a reason I told you to read further, are you hearing yourself trying to come up with a halfbrained unfounded retort to a response that encouraged further education?
The social “structure” you’re describing is literally the manifestation of their will. Yes, it’s a self-perpetuating system, but it’s their system shaped by what they want.
Again with this essentialism! The social structure is the society which they live in. It is in part shaped by will, but the will is equally shaped by society. To simplify: what we do is determined by three fields - Means, motive and material. Each field influences the other. We drive the car because it is perceived as the most “effective” vehicle (and because we perceive it as being “a vehicle that gives personal freedom” and other values we equate with “good transport”. For a lot of people it is the most effective, because there is no good public transport or other infrastructure, and because it is much easier to drive a car than to rely on public transport (materials and means). This in turn influences public policy, which then ends up reinforcing this.
This is why people drive cars, not because their “will” is evil or some dumb shit. If you’re going to insult me, do the required reading first.
You tell me they’re not evil, and then point to a system responsible for making them evil. Unbelievable.
Did you think you were cooking here? “You tell me they’re not evil, and then point to an evil system” yeah buddy. The system is evil, we’re all parts of the system and you won’t change it by shaming individuals. Systemic problems require systemic solutions.
Once again: I encouraged you to read up on urban planning theory, since this is the field within which the issue exists. I gave you a specific text as well and a short simplification of what it detailed. You decided to reply with an uneducated vitriolic vibes-based attempt at a response. Be better, educate yourself.
Americans choose big trucks because they live in a society that incentives it. They oppose public transport because it is perceived as a hindrance. They do not do these things because they’re evil, but because of the way society has been structured and the way their society describes different modes of transport.
Read Making Mobilities Matter or something else about Theory of practice
So to be clear, if I gave Trump supporters a tax incentive and some education, they’d abandon their gas guzzlers and stop eating meat? Are you actually hearing yourself?
The social “structure” you’re describing is literally the manifestation of their will. Yes, it’s a self-perpetuating system, but it’s their system shaped by what they want.
You tell me they’re not evil, and then point to a system responsible for making them evil. Unbelievable.
No, I’ve simplified a relatively complex piece of urban planning theory so as to make it easy to communicate in a short response. There is a reason I told you to read further, are you hearing yourself trying to come up with a halfbrained unfounded retort to a response that encouraged further education?
Again with this essentialism! The social structure is the society which they live in. It is in part shaped by will, but the will is equally shaped by society. To simplify: what we do is determined by three fields - Means, motive and material. Each field influences the other. We drive the car because it is perceived as the most “effective” vehicle (and because we perceive it as being “a vehicle that gives personal freedom” and other values we equate with “good transport”. For a lot of people it is the most effective, because there is no good public transport or other infrastructure, and because it is much easier to drive a car than to rely on public transport (materials and means). This in turn influences public policy, which then ends up reinforcing this.
This is why people drive cars, not because their “will” is evil or some dumb shit. If you’re going to insult me, do the required reading first.
Did you think you were cooking here? “You tell me they’re not evil, and then point to an evil system” yeah buddy. The system is evil, we’re all parts of the system and you won’t change it by shaming individuals. Systemic problems require systemic solutions.
Once again: I encouraged you to read up on urban planning theory, since this is the field within which the issue exists. I gave you a specific text as well and a short simplification of what it detailed. You decided to reply with an uneducated vitriolic vibes-based attempt at a response. Be better, educate yourself.