it's wild to think about how much smaller of a footprint those interstate exit blobs could be, if they were just stops on a rail line with eateries, cafes, convenience/travel shops, and a few places to sleep or whatever. imagine no gas stations or those insane signage towers all competing to get into the sight line of someone driving a car.
i know he's got some weird / hot / bad takes, but James Kunstler's TED talk (more like a angry rant, really) from almost 20 years ago is still something i appreciate for multiple reasons, one of which is how many places "not worth caring about" we have created in the US: places that were designed to be experienced at 55-70 mph and are completely alienating to any human in those places, especially not in a fast moving car.
Oh hey, it’s the documentary that warned us about radical evangelical Christian’s influence over elections, and then it happened.
Jesus Camp came out after Bush 2's first election, right? Ship done sailed.
Gracias I-Sat por mostrarme Escondidos en Brujas, hora me gusta el humor negro y los enanos
