ThefuzzyFurryComrade"Cars and Independence" (Art by Sylvia Odhner)
KaboomLiterally advocating for 15 minute cities. Couldn’t get more stereotypical and Orwellian if you tried.
GodricOrwell is when you live near a park and a grocery store
And you’re not allowed to go further than that
OtterWhat do you think “15 minute city” refers to?
Since it sounds like you think it’s this
Celestini explained that the conspiracy theory behind 15-minute cities is that it’s a form of government take-over.
People are fearful of a scenario where people would have digital identifications on them and would be forced to stay within a 15-minute radius around their homes, and that if people traveled beyond those boundaries, they would be tracked and targeted in different ways.
It isn’t. No one is trying to do that.
Debunking the 15-minute-city conspiracy theory — and why it erupted at Essex County council | CBC News
Some Windsor-Essex residents are fearful of the concept of 15-minute-cities coming to the county — even though County of Essex officials stress it's not even on the table, with some experts chalking up related concerns to conspiracy theory thinking.