Comment on Is it really worth the BS for a couple more years?
Fedizen@lemmy.world 1 week agoI’m just going to say if a small number of people have these problems maybe its a “lifestyle choice” but if a lot of people have these problems its because society has made decisions to make bad choices easier than good ones. The big ones I’d say are:
- too much overinvestment on roads and vehicles in the US
- decades of unnaffordable housing
- laws requiring giant parking lots make construction expensive and increase sprawl lead to car dependence
- decades spent subsidizing shipping of goods over local supply creates bad incentives for processed foods
- poor workers rights lead to low levels of free time to do things like cooking, dating, outdoor hobbies
- gun violence, homelessness and sprawl have lead to decreased investment in free public spaces, more polluted waterways (I haven’t heard frogs in years
- car accidences, poor working conditions, poor healthcare, and gun violence lead to the US to be one of the most injured populations outside like war torn third world countries.
We like to pretend there’s a healthy way to live in modern society but imo its not realistic for everyone to do so and still pay rent.