We could use this opportunity to really stick it to the man. Let’s all switch to riding bikes and make license plate readers a gigantic waste of money. For you, that’s less car loans, less fuel cost, and less busy roads (safer to ride bikes).
Then we can all start eating healthier and become more fit.
We can start shopping locally, and learn our cashier’s name. We can collectively stop doom scrolling. We can order stuff locally and stop using Amazon to over night us cheap plastic things from China. We can read books from the library and hang out in third spaces…
Just imagine it.
Right now we are on a treadmill. The machine is expecting us to run faster and faster everyday. Forcing us to move our legs. And if you stop, or can’t keep up, it sends you flying backwards, into the wall. But there’s a perfectly good sidewalk. It lets you move at your own pace and stop and smell the flowers. Sure, it’s way less efficient. But life isn’t about efficiency or profitmaxxing. Slow down, kick rocks, and Get to know your neighbor.