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Cool design. Too bad it's a useless building for storing the cars of rich selfish people.
The fuck are you on about? You are absolutely not rich in Sweden just because you own a car
Disagree. Almost all car owners globally are rich. It's a luxury that is destroying the fabric of society and the planet. Parking garages like this are a complete waste of resources.
So then 85% of the households here are rich by your standards. Got it.
Yeah I mean I think it's pretty widely acknowledged that Sweden is a rich country. That's what makes it so problematic. They have the money and in many cases have built alternative transit but many people still selfishly drive everywhere.
I get that this is hard to hear for many people but it being normal in your society doesn't change the harms it causes. Change isn't easy but it starts with acknowledging the problem and at least not making it worse by building more car infrastructure.
We pay our taxes and have a good welfare system. That does not mean that everyone here is rich. It means that we have a functioning government that gives a shit about its people.
And what do you know about how we transit? We use our trains, we use our public transport, we use bikes, we walk. Sometimes driving a car is required. Our country is long and not everything is located within walking distance.
Many people here care about our planet and its future and we try to act accordingly. One way we do it is focusing on renewable energy and we also try to replace fossil fuels in cars with better options.
Removing cars from existence is not the solution you think it is and it's not realistic to think it will ever happen. What we need is environmentaly friendly cars.