Just kinda felt like sharing this somewhere š¤· Kindof a random little rant, but the whole āfuck carsā thing hits a little differently after some time on foot than it did when I just didnāt go anywhere. Didnāt really seem deserving of its own top-level post soooo hopefully nocritter minds if I ramble a little here š
Finding myself carless in a city thatās somewhat bus-able, Iāve found myself repeatedly irritated by how unfriendly everything is to foot traffic. Thereās very much a feeling of being second-class when I step outside, like āGet the hell off the ground, youāre making the cars feel unsafe!ā Often there arenāt even sidewalks, or the sidewalk is only on one side of the road so Iāve got to cross the road to avoid just walking on it (or become a goat and walk sideways next to it on the same side, I guess?). Walking anywhere at all feels like Iām a nuisance to allā the cars because everywhere Iāve been so far (a bit of Minneapolis, for the curious) is designed for cars and against people. Even crossings kinda piss me off because the whole point of those and everything else traffic-related is the cars, and getting pesky people out of the way of the previous cars.
I kinda wanna move somewhere that isnāt so damn car-happy just to experience it. ā¦And then maybe refuse to leave >:D If only š Maybe I can get adopted as a rescue animal or refugee or something.
Anyway, Fuck Cars! Theyāre noisy and pollutey and ugly and theyāre in my way!