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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, "Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND."
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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Counterpoint: Society will collapse to the point where cities, let alone trains and microtransport, will no longer be available or viable.
In that scenario, I think analog bicycles will be essential for getting around between places, albeit using the actual roads and stuff.
Fuel would likely either be extremely rare IMO or a military luxury
I agree. There just won't be trains running for a very long time if ever again, is all. Maybe a couple centuries minimum while humanity recovers from whatever toppled it.
When this point of infrastructural collaps is reached, cars won't help you much either.
The post is about trains though