Transcending the ‘imperial mode of living’
Transcending the ‘imperial mode of living’
https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/transcending-the-imperial-mode-of-living
In contrast to the simplistic notion that capital unilaterally imposes consumption upon us, German scholars Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen, authors of The Imperial Mode of Living, emphasize a dialectical analysis in which capitalist domination “draws on the wishes and desires of the populace … becomes a part of individual identity, shapes it, and thereby becomes all the more effective.”
Still in development, but certainly a step in the right direction. Seems a perfect runabout vehicle to get you to public transportation and to get groceries on the way home. Hopefully wider adoption can bring the price down. It would also function as a grid connected battery as mentioned in this "Living on Earth " segment. https://loe.org/shows/shows.html?programID=24-P13-00035
It’s an American Obsession. It’s Based on a Total Lie. We Have to Stop Before It’s Too Late.
It’s an American Obsession. It’s Based on a Total Lie. We Have to Stop Before It’s Too Late.
https://slate.com/business/2024/08/construction-traffic-cars-driving-transportation-highway.html
The truth about what's happening on America's roads—and how we can stop it.
More Sydney Metro photos: Gadigal (Town Hall) station to Martin Place
Labour is right about LTNs – the Tories need to learn the same lesson | Andrew Gilligan [former transport adviser to Boris Johnson in Downing Street, and cycling commissioner for London 2013-16]
Labour is right about LTNs – the Tories need to learn the same lesson
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/article/2024/aug/23/labour-is-right-about-ltns-the-tories-need-to-learn-the-same-lesson
For all the initial noise against low-traffic neighbourhoods, most people like them and they can benefit the public purse
𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮 :mikupat: (@kingu@mstdn.social)
https://mstdn.social/@kingu/113002230496318621
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My reaction after reading the intro to the "highway driving" section of my local Driver Handbook
Everyone I know, even more "progressive" people, treat me like a damn alien for not prioritizing getting a new car since mine died over covid.
Why does nobody blink an eye at this habit people have of just..... Sitting in their car in the driveway? Its not on, there's no music, they aren't leaving - they're just sitting there for an hour or more. I see it fairly often, but if I mention it being odd people look at me like I'm dumb. Are we really THAT car centric now that it's this normalized to be like "fuck my living room, fuck my TV, fuck my couch, I just wanna sit in my car all day?"
Starbucks' new CEO will supercommute 1,000 miles from California to Seattle office instead of relocating
Starbucks' new CEO will supercommute 1,000 miles from California to Seattle office instead of relocating
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/20/starbucks-new-ceo-brian-niccol-will-supercommute-to-seattle-instead-of-relocating.html
Starbucks says incoming CEO Brian Niccol can live in his home in Newport Beach, California and commute to Starbucks’s head office in Seattle on a corporate jet.
