If I owned a car outright, and never drove it, I would still be paying about $1500/yr in insurance and parking fees. Add in gas, maintenance, and the actual cost to buy and I couldn't afford it.
Good thing I don't need it.
Nemo
joined 2 years ago
"Driving is miserable and parking is hard to find, so let's get rid of the bike lanes."
I have a (refurbished) namebrand phone but I'm not struggling financially. I worked damn hard and got damn lucky to get to this point, though.
Edit: Not driving a car is part of why I'm solvent, though. Those bastards are expensive.
OP is already failing to do anything outside of work and sleep. Desperate measures.
axiom?
tautology?
first principle?
I'll tell you what worked for me: Doing everything before work instead. Get up at 4am instead of 7 and go to bed at 7pm instead of 10.
There are plenty of solutions. They rely on aligning incentives with prosocial behavior.
If you're not going to read what I write, I'm going to stop writing. Best wishes.
same reason barbeque tastes better than regular roast pork
smoke is flavor
I'm not getting mugged in broad daylight in a city centre wtf.
My life may involve a lot less broad daylight than yours, but I'm not just talking about muggings, which are rare in Chicago. Bad drivers are a much more prevalent concern.
If I saw someone skipping and singing randomly on the pavement I'd probably ask them if they were alright and maybe call the services.
That's just rude.
Food and clothes and modern housing and electronic communication devices and art and healthcare and postsecondary education.
Yours is the false equivalence, here.
Ouch, hurtful. You know lemmy skews older, right?
Anyway, here's my answer: Toilet Paper