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In my brain I’m thinking “in lieu of cars” 😂
Here is my question,
How many games sold over 100k copies total?
If only 20 games released in 2026 sold over 100k copies total, then 35% of all game released in 2026, with a physical option available, and on ps5 sold over 100k physical copies.
Very different statistic and very different narrative.
I dont even think there were 200 games released in 2026 and available for physical purchase.
And I definitely dont believe there were 100 games that sold over 100k copies at all.
When you take into account inventory of older games being purchased at huge discounts on physical too, there were probably 500 games that sold over 10k total copies on physical total.
This reporter is shilling for Sony in their first punch back at the consumer and trying to make you give in to the "Own Nothing, Be Happy" narrative.
You're so right about the removal of cars making places better. I just spent a week in Belgium, and the difference between towns and cities in Flanders and Wallonia is stark – while Flanders has lovely car-free squares, pededstrianised avenues and lovely wide sidewalks, Wallonia is the complete opposite which makes even picturesque places feel hostile and unpleasant to spend time in.
Leuven had given over its beautiful main square to a summer festival with volleyball courts, sandpits and cafes, but if that was in Wallonia it would have been full of parked cars. In the opposite extreme, Dinant is gorgeous with its lovely riverfront skyline loomed over by the rocky hillsides, but the streets are awful and remind me of where I live in England…it made me long for Flanders to take over the whole country, but I'm not sure the French speakers of Wallonia would appreciate that, even if their cities would become better places in the process!
I confess: I live in Amsterdam and I have an electric car, that I use at most once a month. Yet I hope the municipality increases my parking costs to 150 euro per month (now it is like 25 I think?), and removes all parking spots from my street (which you actually filmed) so that I finally find the motivation to give it up.
amazing (historic) footage! Feel proud to be an Amsterdammer!
All great but if u are 60+ and can't walk 15min , or to the tram stop … be ready to pay EUR 50 for a 1.5 km taxi ride to the Van Gogh Museum or Anne Frank house.
I wish Germany would look into the west and copy it's neighbours in the NL.
Thank you
Me, living in mexico city, often ranked among the most congested cities in the world:
I mean you're not wrong
Any day I don’t have to drive is a good day. I still haven’t explored public transit here in San Diego – it’s on my list…
In Kansas City (my city) we had free buses. Now they charge money and still cut 9 lines and reduced service. Including our busiest route that had 3000 people per day.
I’d love to see any city or town in Ontario create and seriously attempt to produce and implement a similar document.
Have you seen the wealth tax in NL? Tax on unrealized gains 🤡
NL is a socialist nightmare! Not saying US is any better. But many countries better than the both of them. Why do you always choose the wrong country my friend?
i spent a month in the netherlands at the start of the year and I am 100% positive that my personal enjoyment of a place is directly proportional to many cars there are, the fewer the better
We spent some time in Amsterdam in September 25 and we loved it. We went everywhere we wanted on public transit. My wife is not a bike person but I am so I borrowed a bike from my hotel and had a great time. I would definitely love to live there, or in a city built around the same principals.
I wonder how much physical state of people and weather conditions in Amsterdam enables so many people to take bikes instead of cars or even public transport?
What I see e.g. in Latvia, not only majority of population is in bad shape – they would not be able to cycle even 10 km per day – but also not ready to take some weather "beating" during basically most of the year when either we have rainy and gloomy days or crazy hot summer days, with average temperatures for the year being only 6-8C meaning that most of the time you would have to cycle in somewhat bulky clothes to keep yourself warm.
Driver habits can take time unless monetary signals are overly strong. We need to undo 100 years of very expensive car propaganda
In the big cities I definitely think there should be less cars or taxi/uber/bus/tram only. It’s pointless to have a car in the city just to be stuck in b2b traffic. But we definitely need more train access here in the USA.
Someone asked me and a group of friends where we would move if we were to leave the US
"Nederlands." "Oh yeah, why?" "I love bicycles." "Ah yeah, makes sense." 😂
I always enjoy your videos, and mostly agree. But I have to say, it's not just getting rid of cars. They built an excellent alternative to cars, and it's not just bikes, as your channel is named. The trams, subway, trains, and bikes work very well in Amsterdam, so driving a car downtown Amsterdam is kind of silly. Otherwise cities worldwide could just dig trenches across streets, then hire clowns to throw poop at drivers and call that urban planning.
This channel keeps me sane while I am stuck in Phoenix Arizona 😭
Love to see this! But genuine question, this works very well for younger population who are able to use bicycle. Older gen will rely on car, and as their population increases what happenes?
Did you make any video about Rennes, France?
In Austria rn enjoying the public transport as an American. Feeling a lot less stressed in traffic here than back in the country.
I keep telling my friends, less than 1 in 10 people in india have cars, and the traffic is so bad.
Already Bangalore and Mumbai have the worst traffic in the world. And other smaller cities are not behind.
Now Imagine the economy grows, and more people can afford cars, the chaos. There is hardly place in cities for people to live, and if we remove that space to allow cars to move, makes no sense.
The sad thing is that people in india believe that development is having inefficient transport methods that USA has, without understanding all the baggage that comes with big roads and flyovers and all of its drawbacks.
See you in 7 years when the Weesperstraat video is up :-p