[aquarium87]

And what if governments are always spouting nonsense and implementing it because they have nothing better to do?

I don't know these as 15 minute cities, I know these as anti-urban sprawl, pro-environment, anti-car neighborhoods. And the push has been on for over a decade to make this happen.

Now that it's here, it's worse than thought. It's not just planning these things and letting people live and work close to home or not. It's more of a forcing function where the entire system is built as a turn-key totalitarian physical prison.

Only a fool would buy into this. And yet the places where these decisions are made (city council), nobody cares about and big money will pour in.

It only takes 6 figures in a 5 figure race to buy a couple seats and implement radical environmental anti-human policy.

[LatteLazy]

Well I don't think anyone is buying politicians for PRO environmental legislation but...

I have to give you credit: at least you are just up front about not wanting this. That's fine. You're a citizen with a right to a view etc. I only object when people start pretending it's all part of some shadow government, new world order, lizard people plot...

[aquarium87]

And yet it is. But not the way you think. It's all about elite groupthink. They have drinks and talk stuff over and turn their noses up at each other until they are on the same page as to what is desirable and then judge each other based on these elitist social goals and who can achieve them and cement their names immortal.

And anyone that gets in the way.... Fired, defunded, shunned, labeled conspiracy theorist etc.

And just you wait. The money isn't flowing yet, but it will. For a city of a million people, maybe buying 8-10 councillors for $100,000 each will accomplish any goal. And noone cares enough about city politics to stop that kind of thing.