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[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 hours ago

But think of the impressive military parades.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

They're cosplaying a successful country

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 hours ago

Maybe they are a cargo cult? Build big streets and the wealth will come!

[–] napkin2020 9 points 7 hours ago

They don't want anyone to go anywhere without being extra nice. It's not car centered city, it's a huge prison.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Those roads are probably for police and military so they can arrive quickly in case of invasion or citizens becoming uppity.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 hours ago

Sure, but that thing is 4 lanes in either direction. That's a lot of asphalt for a whole bunch of nothing.

[–] [email protected] 85 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I don't think it's illegal. The amount of citizen with access to enough wealth to own a car is just relatively low

[–] [email protected] 88 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Private car ownership is highly restricted. You only have access to a car if you are a party member, are conducting business for the party, or are well connected.

Their society is very localized and travel is restricted(you need a permit to leave your county), trains and bicycles are how you move about if you aren't walking.

[–] [email protected] 56 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Nice, they've solved the climate crisis. It truly is the greatest country.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 hours ago

If every nation could only be a failed state with a 60% poverty level and be propped up by multiple superpowers, we could totally kick the can at least another generation.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (2 children)

LOL, if one can afford a car in NK, it must be a dream to drive it. Roads as wide as in California with none of the traffic.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

No one driving on it and it’s still full of potholes and poorly patched.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

An empty road full of potholes and the only other people driving are people I probably know by name?

This is Mario Kart IRL

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 hours ago

That banana peel with rot before it gets someone

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 hours ago

I don't think these roads stretch very far.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 hours ago (3 children)

Why are all the trees dead?

[–] [email protected] 73 points 9 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 31 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (2 children)

Insane you found 4 of the same looking tree. If you look closely you can see the branch structure is super similar

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 hours ago

They even painted the ground to match the tree type smh

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

I imagine one person deliberately took all 4 pics

[–] atlas 8 points 6 hours ago

i doubt it, that's too much work for one person

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 hours ago

They are still waiting on their permits for water.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 hours ago

That’s a city.