0 sats \ 9 replies \ @kr 22 Jan \ parent \ on: What coming breakthrough will usher-in a new golden age for humanity? science
hah not my intention… i’m just really skeptical that anyone has that kind of predictive power.
regardless, i’ll take my best guess at your original question and say zoning regulations and electric vehicles.
i think there are studies showing people are happier when they live within a 5 minute walk of their friends, and electric vehicles (scooters, bikes, boards, etc…) might be able to re-shape cities to have higher density, more connection, lower noise, lower stress, and lower costs.
the impact of all of that might be enough to meaningfully change expected lifespans of entire communities.
so 5 minute cities as opposed to 15 minute cities?
most of these "studies" are paid for to skew a particular result
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They make it sound like some sort of utopia but it's the surveillance and other things that go along with it that they don't mention. I visited UK in the summer. Wow, are they sleepwalking into a surveillance state!! There are lots of arguments against 5-20 mins cities but right now I have to go to bed! 😆
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