I wake up and get dressed in one of the three outfits I own, which is locally crafted with enough quality to last a decade, and only washed when it needs to be
I have a breakfast of fruit from the trees outside and locally made bread
I pull out my phone, which is the only one I’ve ever owned and will last my whole life, and talk to my friends over a messaging app that works over a distributed network owned by the whole community
There’s an alert that the hydro generator at the creek is broken, so I 3D print a part from open designs and go replace it. The old part is put in my plastic-composting bin, which uses genetically engineered bacteria to break down plastic
I hop on my bicycle and ride to the local train station. The tracks have moss between them and trees overhead. The trains are powered by a renewable power grid
I don’t lock up my bike at the rack, because everyone already has a bicycle and there’s no point in stealing them, they’re free
So is the train
The city is dense, to reduce its land footprint, and made from sustainable materials. Housing is free
There are no cars, and the trees grow everywhere with sound dampening leaves, so it’s pleasantly quiet
I have some tea at a restaurant, because coffee beans can’t be grown locally. It’s free
I breathe in clean air, and thank my pagan gods that I live in a sensible society

  • shepherd@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I vote both!

    There’s a lot of situations where shared bikes are a great idea, so to me that’s a default “Yes!” answer lol.

    But my own bike can be better suited to my needs and preferences, so that also becomes a “Yes!” to me too lol. For example, I usually prefer my bike’s seat to the ones on shared bikes.

    But! If I’ve walked to my friend’s house, and we get invited to a game across town, I’ll gladly pick up a shared bike rather than detour home lol.