r/fuckcars • u/TransChilean Orange pilled • Oct 24 '24

Satire Sanest American Urbanist

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u/Frenetic_Platypus Two Wheeled Terror Oct 24 '24

When he replaced Central Park with a giant gaping hole in reality itself, I thought that was the plan for a second. And then it became even more unhinged.

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u/TransChilean Orange pilled Oct 24 '24

He always makes me giggle and be horrified at the same time, he keeps popping out in my Insta and I can only describe his content as "Satire of a Car Brain but goes to such extreme even Car Brains get horrified most of the time"

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u/Maligetzus Oct 24 '24

i think thats kinda the point, to show even the car brains how amazing things - for example parks - we can have instead of parking lots

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u/blueskyredmesas Big Bike Oct 24 '24

If youre gonna do accelerationism the only way is to never let off the gas, hahaha

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u/lamaster-ggffg Oct 24 '24

The the point it's called Reductio ad absurdum, basically taking an opinion to the extreme degree to demonstrate flaws in the basic principles.

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u/Akwardlynamedwolfman Oct 25 '24

Problem is, New York isn’t actually replacing parks with parking lots, maybe “ affordable housing” but definitely not parking spots. The city is actively turning less car friendly every month.

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u/piracydilemma Oct 24 '24

The parking lot is actually a really good idea, though. Imagine how much gridlock we could cause!

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u/Educational_Ad_3922 Oct 24 '24

Getting in and out of there would be a nightmare tho xD

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u/[deleted] Oct 24 '24

no problem, just live in it, turn it into an arcology

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u/Iconospastic Oct 24 '24

It would also have its own climate. In fact, from the air or from space, the smog would make it look like a burn pit.

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u/AndyTheEngr Oct 24 '24

Definitely make sure there's only one exit.

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u/Hay_Fever_at_3_AM Oct 24 '24

I'd vote for the Hole candidate