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The main thing they have in common is they are both funded and supported by putin and his troll farms.

Definitely not the case where I lived (rural Niigata prefecture), but I was friends with people who were definitely poor.

we do. But still everything is built for cars and train is a second thought. We have great infrastructure, because in the past this was different. But currently, we’re barely investing in the train system, the infrastructure is starting to bottleneck (the Geneva - Lausanne axis is a disaster already), whilst we are adding more and more highway lanes. The far right party has had control over the transport ministry for a while now, and it is showing.

In the popular perception sure. Having lived in Japan, reality is far different. Anywhere outside of cities has no sidewalk, in places where there would be some in europe. Train stations that are rural have no bus connections at all (having grown up in switzerland, this was hard to get used to). Cars are seen very highly, to the point where they have priority over everything else in planning.

And for tourists, sure the shinkanzen is cheap, because the tourism tickets are affordable, but the average person can barley afford it. And most use planes to get around where could be covered by shinkanzen.

Japan is similar to France, excellent tranit in between cities (fast trains; but expensive), cities have a robust network. But the rest of the country is unlivable without a car.

Switzerland is very car centric too, and we’re less good at high speed trains and comprehensive urban transit. But man, the rural trains + buses means you can get literally anywhere without a car. Japan doesn’t have that at all, despite being extremely dense like switzerland.

Both germany and japan have really strong car culture and fucked up rural infrastructure . The cities having nice public transit ≠ the country.

Teslas range from 40k - 120k +

You can get a cheap EV for 25k ish that works nearly as well. Or get a midrange EV like a Hyundai Kona for 40k ish.

And yes being able to afford a tesla is rich. The average income for an american is 40k ish per year, the same price as the cheapest tesla.

It is though. You’re directly contributing in an enormous manner to his wealth, which he is donating left and right to the Trump campaign and more bullshit. If you’re rich enough to buy a tesla, you can find an electric car from another company that works too.

Ditto

cats live far longer and healthier on average when kept inside. Even most vets (atleast in europe) recommend it.

Also, please keep lemmy civil.

I disagree. I often want to check the reliability of sources. And a composite would be great, because MBFC is obviously heavily flawed.

Change the colour. Red light is less bright and better light pollution wise for wildlife, but still gives the same illusion of safety. Also doesn’t stimulate the circadian rythm. Also 95% of light pollution is eliminated when streetlamps are specifically down facing.

this pic should help visualise https://www.reddit.com/r/coolguides/s/abmxpwZ1jE

Unless you live somewhere with little native wildlife the general rule amongst conservationists is that cats should not be let outside. They have already contributed to the extinction of many bird species.

That being said, in america, people let their cats out in general. In western europe, not so much.