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[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 93 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

That’s not really true here though. This is in the middle of an urban area, not in some big open empty space that’s unoccupied, like Montana, or North Dakota. This is in the middle of Houston, Texas, a very populous city.

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Calling anywhere in Greater Houston “the middle of an urban area” is just incorrect. It’s the 4th most populated city in the US and the 150th most densely populated. There are a lot of people in Houston but also just a fucking Tom of Houston around. But, as is the norm in this magazine, you are all free to ignore facts and data so you can raise a furor in your tiny anti-car cult.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Calling anywhere in Greater Houston “the middle of an urban area” is just incorrect.

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It’s the 4th most populated city in the US

lmao

[–] TipRing@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

Houston is so big because the city has absorbed all the communities around it. It's incredibly sprawled so the density is much lower than cities of comparable population. This creates all sorts of other issues, like the problem of paving over hundreds of square miles of wetland.

[–] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why do you think it's so sparsely populated? What's keeping people so far from each other? Is it just Houstonians are their own species and can't stand to be in areas over a certain population density?

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Because humans enjoy having lots of space to live in. Personally I would never go back to living in an apartment since I can afford a house and land. I've lived in small apartments, big apartments, a single-wide trailer, large houses, small houses, and medium houses. Medium house with acreage of land is the best living situation of all for me.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Did you really decide that posting that was a good idea? Did you seriously think about it at all before writing it?

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Yeah, this place is dumb as hell and you idiots need to know that.

[–] Gabu@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago

Cool story. Come back when your brain has developed past the age of 2, we'll gladly discuss then.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I concur bro. These bullshitters are high on their own farts and apparently can't see the truth that they are never going to change the vast landscape of America into their imaginary Soviet-style shithole idea of a "utopia" where people don't drive and live in tiny boxes in human hives.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Soviet Union was bad for multiple reasons but in major cities the housing was not really any worse than anywhere else in the world. I guess you just enjoy spending 3 hours a day in your car.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I don't commute to work often, but when I do it's only about a 20 minute drive in light traffic. I certainly wouldn't spend 3 hours a day in a car to commute to work when there are plenty of jobs within that 20 minute commute from my house.

[–] paaviloinen@sopuli.xyz 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The point was that in total you probably spend more time in your car than any sane average European would, because you lack options. And because you lack options it's a hellscape for anyone who can't drive a car. The point wasn't your commute, because your commute probably doesn't represent the median. Also good for you. My commute is also irrelevant, but it's five minutes walk to a train, ten minutes by train and five minutes walk from the train to the office, all that in an environment where I don't fear for my life, the noise level permits me to whisper to other people without them having difficulties hearing me.

[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Wow you really assume a lot about people huh? Assuming that I spend so much time in my car, when I probably drive about 1 hour per week on average. "You lack options" he says - LOL! Yet I can get in my car and drive anywhere I want at any time. I also have the option of a motorcycle that I could drive anywhere, including off-road where cars can't go. If I didn't want to drive those I could ride my bike or skateboard. But I don't HAVE to drive anywhere if I don't want to. If I wanted to be lazy I could have anything I want delivered to my house. But yeah go on about lack of options haha.

It's not a "hellscape" or dangerous here at all. I look out my windows and see a beautiful forest around my house. There have been only 3 murders in 25 years in my town. Children play in the yard unsupervised, people leave their doors unlocked, and everyone but the most paranoid feels safe to do whatever they want around here.

EDIT: I forgot to address the noise level you mentioned. The noise level for my working environment is generally silence unless I want to play music. The noise level for my home is only the noises that happen inside my home, because I don't live in a little apartment connected to the walls and floors and ceilings of other people's homes to hear their noises.