Swedneck

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

so you're literally just saying people should go homeless then, wonderful!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

I'm not american so i can't speak for that, but here in sweden some examples are Fisksätra in Stockholm, and Gothenburg (my fave city) has two northeastern lines of tram-centric suburbs that are just commie blocks in a forest, a similar slightly smaller suburb to the west which sits at the edge of the urban area, Jonsered which is a group of smaller apartment buildings way out in the forest with a commuter train station, and to the south there's a new area called Nya Hovås which isn't quite as removed from other stuff but still has the same feel of being a dense area surrounded by less urban area.

And at least the gothenburg suburbs are perfectly affordable since they have shiteloads of housing and are very much considered low-status areas. Also come to think of it, gothenburg has a bunch of natural (or at least still very pretty green park) areas throughout the city, so arguably many parts of the downtown area count as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

have you ever walked through a doorway and forgotten what you were doing? even god struggles with memory managemeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee- Process exited with code 1

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

no i will NOT use more than one line in my scripts

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

why would it not have brackets? i detest syntax that is only applicable to a handful of situations and has to be specifically memorized separately from how every other part of the language works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

concrete is a magical material

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

it's fucking wild how difficult of a concept trash incinerators seems to be for people to grasp, or the idea of melting glass and metal back down into new products.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

that's called terraced housing and it's really astoundingly enjoyable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Places that are surprisingly similar to this do exist and unsurprisingly are very fucking nice places to live, and by dint of being high density it's generally not that outlandish to actually be able to live there.

Look for areas around public transport lines, with a reputation for being largely inhabited by immigrants and poor people, those places at least in sweden tend to be really fucking nice. They get a bad reputation because of racism/classism, but that's kind of good because it means there's little competition for the housing and it's going to be way cheaper than it would otherwise, and having lots of immigrant inhabitants mean there'll be more neat businesses available to you.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Great, that means people have a place to live.

not sure how you imagine it's better for those people to just.. not have a place to live?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

How much land do you think it takes to feed a person?
spoiler warning: it's slightly more than a suburban yard..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

for a while now i've maintained that commie blocks (at least over here) are some of the best places to live, and i have to conclude that the only reason people think most other areas are at all appealing is because they have simply never actually been in the commie block areas.

It's like how my dad had never once even considered the notion of riding a bike, then one day i convinced him to buy an e-bike and since that day he has driven a car.. literally 3 times, i think. Once you actually consider the merits of it it's so obviously better.

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