Even as someone who drives a truck regularly, I do agree with a lot of these points. Very MANY of these pickup trucks and SUVs are much bigger than they need to be. The first vehicle that was truly mine was a 2000 Tacoma from my grand dad. I like to think it was reasonably sized compared its modern counterpart. I could do without the small backseat section if it came down to it. Then I had to switch to my Dad's 2019 Tundra and it was indeed a pain to drive and harder to control. The backing up camera might have been nice, but it wasn't something I wanted to depend on especially if it got muddy. So yeah, I'd really like the very compact trucks from the 90s to come back and before to return.
Yes, in theory, staying to fix the issues would be better. But there is A LOT of inertia in the US when it comes to infrastructure and public transit. A lot of inertia, limited grants and funding, and an election cycle that makes it all but impossible to adequately research, litigate, fund, and build the kind of infrastructure Dutch people take for granted
His point was it's a long and complex process to fix what went wrong, so given that he has children he wants to raise in a good place, he moved somewhere better to live
Cities are still subject to supply and demand. They need people to survive, if everyone moves out and lets them know why, they have no choice but to change.
Poorly planned cities don't need to be fixed, how about, let's just remove all the unneccssary cars! If you talk about "Oh bUT CArS ArE fasTer", that really depends if your car is stuck on traffic, which would probably be the same time to going to point A to point B or probably faster.
Years later, he does it again! After watching the « Not Like Us » MV, I had to watch this again! Before anyone asks, this was one of my favorites back in 2015. I still listen to it today and will keep on listening to in the future.
Was in Austin last weekend. Watched a homeless guy sling his stolen bicycle at a car for not giving him change after he ran up to them with a bucket pressing against their window. Austin is relatively safe, but who wants to walk or ride around guys that should be in wards?
Man straight-up left a country because he didn't like the road system. Not politics, not family, not a job, not any reasonable justification. So petty.
Can't blame him when US cities these days are really sh.. And I am not just talking about the poor planning. The crimes, the homelessness, the dirty streets, traffic jams, etc. It's also quite ironic that with such a huge land the US can't plan their cities properly and they have insufficient lands to accomodate the populations in many cities.
Texas is bad in particular. Everything is privatized. I didn't even see public parks as they are basically placed inside HOA communities, which is all there is nowadays. Near San Antonio I couldn't even get public access to a river since the state makes it in a way that you cannot possibly park anywhere and has all the land privatized. Foroget public transport or bicylce and pedestrian friendly cities.
It’s easy to say things are better in Europe (even though they’re not necessarily) but all of “muh walkable cities and free healthcare” is a luxury afforded to Europe by countries that don’t spend money on that. Europe is not competitive at making anything except cars. They rely on Russian energy, Chinese manufacturing and American tech.
If you're living in America, you can choke on it. Simple as that. Try as hard as you like to fix things. There are people that will hate you for it and are psycho enough to endanger you because of it.
I don't think I could ever leave Atlanta. You can see the potential, I understand leaving for a place that's actually reasonable to live, but it kinda feels like that AJJ line: "Sure, I could be a pussy and move to Portland or New York, or I could stay and change the place where I was born"
Texas population is rapidly rising due to immigration from California especially after Covid. San Francisco in particular is becoming unlivable, due to petty crime being considered a virtue.
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Even as someone who drives a truck regularly, I do agree with a lot of these points. Very MANY of these pickup trucks and SUVs are much bigger than they need to be. The first vehicle that was truly mine was a 2000 Tacoma from my grand dad. I like to think it was reasonably sized compared its modern counterpart. I could do without the small backseat section if it came down to it. Then I had to switch to my Dad's 2019 Tundra and it was indeed a pain to drive and harder to control. The backing up camera might have been nice, but it wasn't something I wanted to depend on especially if it got muddy. So yeah, I'd really like the very compact trucks from the 90s to come back and before to return.
You can make them better by shutong down streets to cars.
I would love to see coverage from the channel on a place like India.
thats if you even CAN improve the cities were in here, which currently for the most part we cant.
Yes, in theory, staying to fix the issues would be better. But there is A LOT of inertia in the US when it comes to infrastructure and public transit. A lot of inertia, limited grants and funding, and an election cycle that makes it all but impossible to adequately research, litigate, fund, and build the kind of infrastructure Dutch people take for granted
As a European pls stay there in the US
You're slow
Yeah. The shit cities will die and the well designed cities will grow.
As someone who's from a country that actually see SUVs as essential I think this vid too perse showing Op's a Europhile
In the end you have an obligation to your family.
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His point was it's a long and complex process to fix what went wrong, so given that he has children he wants to raise in a good place, he moved somewhere better to live
Cities are still subject to supply and demand.
They need people to survive, if everyone moves out and lets them know why, they have no choice but to change.
Poorly planned cities don't need to be fixed, how about, let's just remove all the unneccssary cars! If you talk about "Oh bUT CArS ArE fasTer", that really depends if your car is stuck on traffic, which would probably be the same time to going to point A to point B or probably faster.
We is not a thing it is for individual people to choose
Years later, he does it again! After watching the « Not Like Us » MV, I had to watch this again! Before anyone asks, this was one of my favorites back in 2015. I still listen to it today and will keep on listening to in the future.
Was in Austin last weekend. Watched a homeless guy sling his stolen bicycle at a car for not giving him change after he ran up to them with a bucket pressing against their window. Austin is relatively safe, but who wants to walk or ride around guys that should be in wards?
"I moved to one of the whitest countries on earth and it's nicer here!" not just bikes is a subliminal racist IMO
Man straight-up left a country because he didn't like the road system. Not politics, not family, not a job, not any reasonable justification. So petty.
Can't blame him when US cities these days are really sh.. And I am not just talking about the poor planning. The crimes, the homelessness, the dirty streets, traffic jams, etc. It's also quite ironic that with such a huge land the US can't plan their cities properly and they have insufficient lands to accomodate the populations in many cities.
Texas is bad in particular. Everything is privatized. I didn't even see public parks as they are basically placed inside HOA communities, which is all there is nowadays. Near San Antonio I couldn't even get public access to a river since the state makes it in a way that you cannot possibly park anywhere and has all the land privatized. Foroget public transport or bicylce and pedestrian friendly cities.
It’s easy to say things are better in Europe (even though they’re not necessarily) but all of “muh walkable cities and free healthcare” is a luxury afforded to Europe by countries that don’t spend money on that. Europe is not competitive at making anything except cars. They rely on Russian energy, Chinese manufacturing and American tech.
Maybe do what you think is best for your children…?
If you're living in America, you can choke on it. Simple as that. Try as hard as you like to fix things. There are people that will hate you for it and are psycho enough to endanger you because of it.
I don't think I could ever leave Atlanta. You can see the potential, I understand leaving for a place that's actually reasonable to live, but it kinda feels like that AJJ line: "Sure, I could be a pussy and move to Portland or New York, or I could stay and change the place where I was born"
Texas population is rapidly rising due to immigration from California especially after Covid. San Francisco in particular is becoming unlivable, due to petty crime being considered a virtue.
The idea of “fixing” a city is hubris. Most Americans like it the way it is, perhaps with some adjustments.
He has kids now. What good is it if they won’t experience any potential changes before getting their own kids
I live a pretty good life in America. I do like visiting Japan but my life in America is pretty good