Fukuyama?

And yet, the rich in the U.S. held a much lower proportion of the country’s wealth. Mind you, that is an anomaly that only came about after the trust busting era, so the midcentury was more of an aberration than the rule.

Yes - things have generally been getting better over time. Fewer people die of hunger, war, and just about every other “preventable” living condition. Only problem is that Americans seem to have fucked it up and we’re feeling more isolated and less happy (and it’s not a suburbanization thing, it started in earnest in t…

I think people mostly want to live in the economic system of the ‘50s United States, except for everyone and not just white dudes.

Agreed. It’s amazing how good drivers seem to find other good drivers and vice versa, creating a nasty sampling bias among people for whom crashes are common.

“The new Oldsmobiles are in early this year!”

Pier One Imports.

It’s a glorified sociology paper, not a piece of real research.

I dunno, when I’m walking, I hate most pedestrians and cyclists. Don’t really interact with drivers that much, just occasionally at intersections (and that’s predicable).

Naw, they did that to themselves in five minutes by doing shit like this.

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1403896/cycling-participation-by-income-us/

I don’t know if this is your experience too, but I find huge differences between urban cyclists and the weekend cyclists in rural areas. I think you’re right about the appreciation for being outdoors being the link.

First: the subject population is in Germany. The transportation geography of Western Europe is not at all similar to that in the United States - although Germans in particular do have a very high rate of auto ownership (more similar to the U.S. than most of the rest of the world).

These programs are time restricted to off-peak periods.

The reason why large-scale attacks worked on 9/11 was because of the element of surprise. Most hijackings before then resulted in a free trip to Cuba. Now, no passenger is going to let another passenger breach the cockpit door.

Counterpoint: airports are amazing public buildings where we essentially make time travel possible, and we tell most people (especially people who can’t afford to fly) that they do not belong.

Just checking that you watched the video. Relevant lyrics:

What about toasting only the inside of the bread (i.e., using a broiler)? Then at least you get the toasty flavor while still safeguarding from the downsides of dry, symmetrically bread.