• BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    This isn’t a great argument. There is so much open undeveloped space in the US that could be used to house people. This interchange isn’t taking space away from anyone.

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          11 months ago

          What do you propose they do with that space? Adding literally any way to access it necessarily interferes with the roads around it and makes the entire project pointless.

          Even ignoring that obvious problem, you can’t use it for housing since there’s nothing there and it’s surrounded by high-speed traffic. Can’t build shops or other amenities there since nobody stops and it’s surrounded by high-speed traffic. You definitely can’t put livestock there.

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      11 months ago

      This interchange isn’t taking space away from anyone.

      depends on how myopic is your definition of “anyone” is

      “space” isn’t for humans only. roads are taking monstrous amounts of space

      • GBU_28@lemm.ee
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        11 months ago

        Humans won the planet, they can do as they please. (Including damn themselves, but all belongs to us)

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            11 months ago

            I’m not being edgy, the planet and all consequences belong to us.

            Is there another dominant species around I haven’t met yet?

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              11 months ago

              I’d say you’re technically correct in saying that we can do everything, whereas the other point is that since other species are also affected by our decisions we shouldn’t

    • lntl@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      Go tell that to the people displaced by Robert Moses.