Transcript: https://youtubetranscript.com/?v=3XGIxUXDWqw
The video shows how alternatives may not be real solutions for many of those in need. I see it as an example of how we shouldn’t theorize solutions based only in our limited point of view or accept blindly that those in power did their due diligence and are not just in it for optics.
I was living in Center Philly for a hot minute and I’d walk to Mom’s Organic Market, get handed paper bags, and hope the bags didn’t rip on the way back to the apartment; sometimes they broke, sometimes not.
Ultimately got a large backpack for when I didn’t feel like driving or catching a ride but larger grocery trips were always a pain. Either had to go to Whole Foods (gross) or take the turnpike over the bridge into Jersey and go to Costco.
Trying to exclusively walk/bike in some of these cities makes me wish for a robotic exoskeleton with big pockets.