u/Some1inreallife

(For clarification just in case any newcomers are on here, a carbrain is someone who thinks cars should be the only viable mode of transportation alongside airplanes. Just owning a car on its own doesn't make you a carbrain.)

40k Americans die in car crashes per yer. This number doesn't just include the driver, it also includes pedestrians, cyclists, and children. Is this a price you're willing to pay to maintain car-dependency?

Cars pollute the environment via fossil fuels, thus, worsening the greenhouse effect. And scientists now say we're at the point of no return in large part because there are so many people driving in car-dependent areas. Is this a price you're willing to pay to maintain car-dependency?

Studies have shown that in car-dependent areas, people tend to be less social than individuals who live in walkable cities. Which, because we're social creatures, social isolation can lead to an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, infectious illness, and cognitive deterioration. Is this a price you're willing to pay to maintain car-dependency?

Not everyone can operate a motor vehicle. Whether they're too young, too old, disabled, or can't afford a car. So if they live in a car-dependent area, they're trapped at home unless a friend or family member who can drive is willing to drive them places. But if not, then they're cooped up in their home for reasons that are out of their control. Is this a price you're willing to pay to maintain car-dependency?

Even being owning a car can eat away at your finances (gas, registration, insurance, repairs, etc). And if you're in a car-dependent area, it feels less like freedom and more like a forced paid subscription. One that if you refuse to pay or can't afford to pay, your social and work opportunities are greatly limited. Is this a price you're willing to pay to maintain car-dependency?

If you have other prices of a car-dependent society that I didn't list or would like to build on the ones I did list, feel free to include them in the comments.

What disability does he have? I think one where too much physical activity (no matter how mild it may be) can cause too much strain on the heart.

He basically argued for car-dependency because if we implement public transportation and protected bike lanes, it will interfere with his ability to drive and all the other carbrain talking points. And as someone who can't drive due to epilepsy, you can imagine how passionate I got when defending public transportation and how it won't interfere with his ability to drive as much as he thinks.

But let's do the math here. If either of our desired plans come to fruition in our cities, who has more to lose?

Option a: Public transportation is partially or completely defunded.

Option b: City council does anything to reduce or eliminate car-dependency.

I think I have more to lose if public transportation is partially or completely defunded. Because my ability to get around will be limited or eliminated. Whereas his ability to drive will be harder, but still possible will be safer for everyone.

Also, mobility scooters are a thing, and I can imagine that if too much walking can cause too much strain on your heart, you might qualify for one. Plus, you can use them in bike lanes. So there's that.

I don't have to say which state since it's in the news for it. But this is a clear violation of the First Amendment, and I'd like to think it will be struck down by SCOTUS. But knowing them, I doubt they'll do the right thing here.

I said in a post on this sub years ago saying that I went to a Christian university despite not being Christian even when applying (I applied due to close proximity and small class sizes). And while they did require all students regardless of their degree to take courses on the Old Testament and on the New Testament, at least they can get away with it since it's a private university.

Imagine a Christian student being required to read these Bible stories, and looking forward to it, only to find the obvious contradictions that are in these stories. It might be the first step to them eventually leaving the faith. And a non-Christian student getting the chance to ask the teacher (who may or may not be Christian) a question regarding these stories that pastors would dodge and thus, would be forced to answer.

If the teacher is Christian, they'll dodge the question or give an unsatisfactory answer. If they aren't, they'll mention the flaws of these stories, and the Christian students would have to listen no matter how much they won't like the answer.

TL;DR If SCOTUS doesn't strike this policy down, it will backfire and create more atheists by forcing Christians to actually read the Bible and pick up on the contradictions and other unrealistic aspects that they may see.

My parents are undergoing a lot of drama from my father quitting his job last Sunday out of emotion to locking my mother out of their shared financial accounts. I'm sensing a divorce is incoming.

One of the things my mother says she needs is a car for herself, but my father blocking her from their shared finances is making it almost impossible. And given that our city's public transportation agency doesn't support our neighborhood, she's trapped at home. Sure, she could borrow my youngest brother's car (he's the only one of my brothers who can drive), but it's still borrowing.

I said in an earlier post that I will move to Washington, DC in the future. But I will have to move to Dallas as that's where she's thinking of moving post-divorce, I'll get my own place to rent with my brothers, I'll apply for a job at DART (though I'll search elsewhere if they reject me), use it to get around the city, and once I can afford to move to DC, that's when I go.

But I digress with all my personal life stuff. NotJustBikes was not wrong when he said that designing cities around cars is criminal especially when you're not able to access it for whatever reason even if you can drive.

Why DC? It's because their public transportation agency is the best in the country, and it's one of the cities in the US where it's easiest to live car-free. And as someone who can't drive due to epilepsy, I'm going to need it.

And when I had my 3-month internship there, it opened my eyes to how I can still get around independently without a car. And coming from someone who lives in Texas, you can tell how much of an eye-opener it was. Though I'm lucky that my city has a public transportation agency despite not being DC quality.

The good news is that Janeese Lewis George has won the mayoral nomination. And since DC hasn't had a Republican mayor 156 years, she's got this race in the bag! Seriously! If you read her policy platform, it sounds a lot like Mamdani.

I understand that if she's elected, it will take time for her policies to be implemented and for these policies to have a visible effect. But they are needed and they will make DC a city I'd want to live in.

I recently moved from console peasant with the Xbox One. And instead of going to the Series X, I built a PC (making me part of the PC master race). And I greatly appreciate that many Playstation exclusives are now playable on PC. And when people say that Playstation has superior exclusives than Xbox exclusives, they're not wrong.

With Detroit Become Human, I feel like this game is incredibly relevant in 2026 with the rise of AI. Obviously, this game was made before the rise of AI, so if this was released today, I think people would have perceived it differently.

Who knows if in 2038 AI would be advanced enough to where we'd have robots that look and act like humans? I think the possibility is there, but even then, society would most definitely take issue with them. And since they're robots, it would be easier to dehumanize them even though they look like humans.

So if Cyberlife (or any company similar to it) becomes real, they better hope none of their bots become deviants or we might be toast.

Talarico will throw out his policy agenda which is popular with the American public.

Ken Paxton would be a nervous wreck having to explain himself when it comes to all of his scandals, and he'd spend more time personally attacking Talarico on random and unimportant things like his diet.

We should all get our popcorn out for this!

Anyone else remember replaying the BO2 campaign in 2025 on the respective dates for each mission? Because that's a memory I don't think any of us will forget.

These RAM pickup trucks are too big and they're too loud! "In loud we trust"? No thank you. You've convinced smart and normal people to never buy one ever.

I have family watching it because of how big it is even though none of us watch UFC. But I digress.

RAM's ad featured Dana White talking about liberty and how loud their pickup trucks are while showcasing him driving one. He then finishes the ad with the slogan, "In loud we trust."

If you've been around this subreddit, read any books we recommend, and/or watch NotJustBikes, you'd know that loud cars are bad in more ways than one from stressing people out, waking people up in the middle of the night, and worsening the health of those exposed to loud cars.

To add insult to injury, RAM pickup trucks are comically large. Way too large than they need to be. You probably know already why large vehicles are worse than smaller vehicles.

So thank you RAM for convincing normal people why they shouldn't buy your trucks.

I asked this question in the past on a different subreddit. But now that he's worth $1.1 trillion, let's see how this goes.

I actually think it's a great idea as many Latinos are into soccer and would thus, understand what the ad is saying.

The gif image for that ad shows text saying "¡Talaricoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" In reference to Andrés Cantor who is iconic for saying "¡Goooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaallllllllllllll!" After a goal is scored.

However, this costs $500,000 for six games. So if you think this ad (that cannot be skipped since these games are live) is worth it, donate to Talarico's campaign. I just donated $10 to his campaign because I think it's worth the shot.

Fun fact, even though hablo un poco español, I've been watching the World Cup in Spanish because the English version isn't available on Peacock, and I prefer the Spanish commentators over the English ones even if it means I don't know what they're saying.

I've been summoned for jury duty twice in my life. First time, I had to be excused because I was out of state. Second time, I was able to do it. But just as everyone entered the courtroom, the judge (who was different from what I was told ran the courtroom) explained to us that we were all excused. I forgot if it was because the defendant plead guilty.

But why was the judge in the courtroom not the same judge I was told would be there? Apparently, a while back, the defendant shot the judge in the neck and face (she survived). And the trial would have revolved around that case even though it happened years ago. And it would be an unfair trial since the judge was the victim in this case. So a different judge had to fill in for her.

Anyway, I kinda wish I got on the jury for this trial. It would have been one of the craziest trials I've heard about. And my jury number would have been 82. So I feel like Juror #82 would be a cool nickname.

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I'm not sure if it's only in Chengdu or if they can be found in the rest of China.

I only had my foreskin for 24 hours. My twin brother only had his for 48 hours.

People who know me in person know I struggle with birthday depression. Seeing my age going up 1+ reminds me I'm getting closer to death. But knowing that the next day is the anniversary of when I was genitally mutilated really adds insult to injury.

I don't know what else to say, really.

We have the easiest Senate race you could ask for where one person is corrupt, got impeached, and let a pedophile roam free without having to register as a sex offender. This candidate is Ken Paxton.

And the other is a progressive who is based in more ways than one, is born in Texas, has no scandals, and has an impressive resume as a state representative. This candidate is James Talarico.

If Ken Paxton wins this race, it is over for Texas. We will have no chance of turning blue even if the Republican candidate is Satan himself. And we deserve to be the most hated state and to have that hate go towards Texans in general.

If James Talarico wins this race, it sends a message that there's hope for a blue Texas and that we aren't insane. And that we can be a great state.

Despite this race being so easy, I'm still incredibly nervous whether my fellow Texans will pick the right answer this November. Our entire reputation rests on this race.