• tagen
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    1 year ago

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    • AssortedBiscuits [they/them]
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      1 year ago

      Thesis: Cars contribute to noise pollution which takes year out of people's lives, so they should be more quiet.

      Antithesis: Cars that are silent lead to more pedestrian accidents because pedestrians no longer have an audio warning that a car is nearby.

      Synthesis: Cars are a menace to public safety and should be gotten rid of.

    • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]
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      1 year ago

      sorry, i didnt mean louder than gas cars are, just meant louder than an EV. They can be quiet as fuck.

      • ssjmarx [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        This is something where I think we could set a standard "engine noise" that is loud enough for safety but doesn't carry into people's bedrooms and it would be a positive for society with no downsides whatsoever - which is why it will never happen.

        • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]
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          1 year ago

          it would be a positive for society with no downsides whatsoever - which is why it will never happen.

          ok now, come on, automobile safety standards have absolutely improved. that is a positive with no downsides. "Humanity never does anything worthwhile for iteself" is certainly a take.

          • ssjmarx [he/him]
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            1 year ago

            I was being cheeky. While our society is objectively less capable of doing good things than it was in previous generations, it is still capable of doing those things from time to time.

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      I'd prefer cars make some kind of sound while they're driving to alert visually impaired people. I hate how most EVs are dead quiet. I'm a cyclist and several times an EV has passed too closely to me without a sound.

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      • OgdenTO [he/him]
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        1 year ago

        EVs should make a little "ahem" cough when they are coming within 2m of a bicycle or pedestrian