[tchanglington]

The problem with the last mile is that there’s a lot of them. Even more if you’re in suburbia, where the number of people living in the last mile is comparable to people living in the last block or so in the city.

[prepend]

Out of my 4 spots, 2 are urban and 2 are suburban. I’ve had a great suburban experience, 1 bad. Both urban were really good.

It seems like suburban mail delivery should be easy to predict and factor into cost.

[ohples]

Yet another reason why suburbia is expensive and not sustainable https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVUeqxXwCA0

[bobmaxup]

> This is where Americans go to vacation then return to their depressingly soul-crushingly dystopian car dependent suburbs

This video probably isn't the best source to build a persuasive argument from.

[sillyquiet]

Yeah, remaking society seems like a just and scaleable solution

[ectopod]

You don't have to remake the whole of society. Just stop making more of the bits that don't work.

[sillyquiet]

As simple as that huh? Wonder why that hasn't been tried before.

[jeffbee]

Ladies and gentlemen I present Sunk Cost Mentality.

[sillyquiet]

Yep, such costs such as the freedom to choose not to live in some utopian urban beehive. Find a better solution.