While I agree that remote work is positive for the climate 1 )I think you overestimate the number of jobs that can be done remotely. 2) Emissions shift from transportation to home climate control, which may be a net positive in most cases but not necessarily.
It is a start but we need bigger policy changes than that for it to "sort itself out"
It is on purpose. The GOP wants an uneducated populace.
Have they tried NOT making schools a hostile work evironment where teachers are one baseless accusation of being "woke" away from getting fired and getting death threats from the community? Have they tried not censoring speech and burning books such that teachers can do their jobs? No? Good luck with that then.
Look no further than the world's militaries for this. They drill drill drill until soldiers react automatically without having to think about how they will react in a hostile situation. Its not enough to learn what to do once if you want a fast response.
I am a healthy adult and I'm also continually enraged at the state of sidewalks in my area. When I walk my dog there are some routes I simply cannot take because the sidewalk just... ends. I think some lots extend all of the way to the street and it's up to the property owner to put in sidewalks and many simply don't. If I walk across their lawn to get to the next private sidewalk I get yelled at for messing up the grass that they spend "so much time and money" maintaining; fine, it's your property and I'll stay off, but what a waste of resources. Unless it's a particularly quiet road, I shouldn't have to walk in the street. The city-maintained sidewalks that do exist are a travesty: no curb cuts as you noted, tree roots that create huge steps, holes, and some have no curbs so people just drive on the sidewalk. The city doesn't want to do anything about it because these are either privately "maintained" and they can't, or it costs money and they don't want to.
I do think that mobility scooters should come in off-road versions because I've never seen one. I don't see why $3000 can't buy something closer to an electric ATV with knobbly tires, full suspension, and a torquey motor that can mount curbs like a boss, but it's a chair format and is limited to fast-walking speeds so that it isn't a car. It's probably a low-volume issue.
Requiring CDLs for these huge monstrosities would finally put pressure on automakers to return to more reasonable car bodies and it would make sure that people who have to drive big vehicles at least are qualified to do so. Traffic tickets should also scale with the size of the vehicle since a speeding Range Rover presents different risks to the public than a speeding Smart Car.
Real investment in walkable cities and suburbs is the harder solution but the better one. If you could walk your kid to preschool that eliminates a car trip. Walking exposes you to the elements, but walking speed doesn't amplify rain, cold, or heat like biking does. Zoning laws should allow a preschool, a grocery store, a pharmacy, a community space, and a hardware store to exist within easy walking distance for you. Bike paths should connect you to the next community. Miles of uninterrupted residential-only zoning is choking our planet.
I have been able to find niche old-internet communities here on Lemmy ex: the instance I'm posting this from. If this bill goes through, will these instances also be similarly regulated? I'm not a lawyer, but I don't see why they would be somehow exempt.
It is malicious...
Old internet was absolute anarchy and it was better for it. There was a lot of fucked up shit out there but there werent algorithms manipulating you, sites tracking you, and purposely trying to sow discord for engagement. It was a more like a marketplace with a seedy section that you could visit if you were brave/stupid but you could happily just chill on your niche RC airplane forum if you wanted. The modern internet is more like a pushy used car salesman following you around telling you where to look and a cop following you around too.
Rather than banning social media for kids, we should be banning sites from implementing algorithms on them and tracking them. Frabkly, I'd like to see that for everyone, but its an easier political sell to protect kids from the predatory practices.
I remember the old internet as a refuge from the real world where I could be a sensitive nerd and I wouldn't get bullied for it. Cutting off access to outside ideas and communities for youth is a mistake. It also breaks any semblance of anonimity on the internet; how do you do age verification without having to upload an ID?
I'm sorry, I had assumed you were a young student. I hope that things get better for you.
I've been there. Hang in there, adulthood is better.
The current car market is due for a shakeup. I think new cars are WAY too big, have lots of spyware, and are too expensive. If I go EV, I'll probably do a conversion for my old compact car, there are starting to be a few crate motors out there.