You ever think about how crazy it is that in 2019, the richest 1% of the world’s population (77 million people) produced as much carbon pollution as the poorest 66% of humanity (5 billion people)?

https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/richest-1-emit-much-planet-heating-pollution-two-thirds-humanity

Watching this video, I'm struck by how important urbanism is as we age. The video is about loneliness and our apart-ness, but the city offers the possibility of connection.

Cities ideally offer environments where family and friends can live close by and it's easy to have low-key time together at home or various locations out.

Beyond that, the city offers exercise and stimulation. Even small things like walking to the shops keeps us healthy and mobile as we age. The array of things going on and buildings keep our minds fresh.

Individualism and self-reliance may work well in one's 30s and 40s, but they don't age well. We need environments for those who can't drive. We need environments that facilitate social interactions. And I worry that we've built a society where we keep ourselves apart - and that physical distance turns into social distance and loneliness, especially as we age.

#Urbanism #YIMBY #NotJustBikes

«The shift to larger vehicles has damaged progress on #climate, energy security and diversification, as energy demand and #CO2 emissions could have fallen by over 30% between 2010-2022 if vehicles had stayed the same size».

Heaviest ever #SUVs massively undermine climate benefits of other vehicle improvements

https://www.globalfueleconomy.org/blog/2023/november/heaviest-ever-suvs-massively-undermine-climate-benefits-of-other-vehicle-improvements-says-new-gfei-report

#world #pollution #cars #UrbanMobility

You don’t often see outward facing seats on transit vehicles, but being able to gaze out the window rather than at an ad across the aisle makes for a pretty enjoyable ride! (This is the Kuala Lumpur Monorail).

#transit #malaysia #kualalumpur #transportation

Mastodon and today's fediverse are unsafe by design and unsafe by default – and instance blocking is a blunt but powerful safety tool

Part 1 of "Golden opportunities for the fediverse – and whatever comes next"

https://privacy.thenexus.today/unsafe-by-design-and-unsafe-by-default/

Over the course of this multi-part series, I'll discuss Mastodon and the fediverse's long-standing problems with abuse and harassment; the strengths and weaknesses of current tools like instance blocking and blocklists; the approaches emerging tools like #TheBadSpace and #Fediseer take, along with potential problems; paths to improving the situation; and how the fediverse as a whole can seize the moment and build on the progress that's being made; . At the end I'll collect it all into a single post, with a revised introduction.

This first installment has three sections:

- Today's fediverse is unsafe by design and unsafe by default

- Instance-level federation choices are a blunt but powerful safety tool

- Instance-level federation decisions reflect norms, policies, and interpretations

#fediverse #mastodon

Libs of TikTok is popular on the right, which has turned harassing LGBTQ people into a major pasttime.

A GOP mayor got the Libs of TikTok treatment from a right wing blog. He killed himself.

Now a lot of conservatives don't think it's funny anymore.

https://www.salon.com/2023/11/14/the-of-a-gender-non-conforming-mayor-reveals-the-incoherence-of-the-rights-culture/

Forbes: How to cover Trump.

NYT: How not to.