58 sats \ 0 replies \ @sudonaka 20 Feb 2023 \ parent \ on: Carless cities? What about these are bitcoiners so against? C'mon guys. bitcoin
City planning is a political issue, and most bitcoiners will agree with something Ron Paul has coined as "Volunteerism"
When you start "looking for better solutions" - this is a form of authoritarianism.
You cannot mandate that other people live a certain way because it would be "better" (objectively or otherwise)
Cities exist the way that they do because they are initially built up through volunteerism, a community of people building out their lives. The addition of local governments and city utilities "making things better" creates the unfortunate eventuality of eminent domain construction actions.
I think the ultimate form of this way of thinking is currently being championed by the mega-city projects of Saudi-Arabia, let's wait and see how it works out for them.