< Too Fast, Too Loud, Too Much

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i empathize with you.

i live i an urban town where, over the last decade,

i've seen entire towns pop up adjacent

to my poor (economically & metaphorically) town.

folks i know (alongside myself) have to fight to keep nature alive.

i live right next to a metalworks factory near a major river,

so the amount of dust accumulated across my whole body after an hour's

walk would be derisable if the reality wasn't so miserable.

luckily, there's a small amount of natural forest near me -

about four acres.

the problem is that this land isn't respected.

antiquated buildings stand dilapidated in concrete fields

coated with a bed of gravel, and scattered across this plain is a plethora

of junk.

lots of folks use the space as an area for public drinking -

which would be fine if beer cans weren't sprewn everywhere alongside

an assortment of joints, clearly unattended leftover fire pits etc.

as for cars: you've definitely hit the nail on the head.

i used to love riding my bicycle. i still would if it didn't

feel dangerous to do so.

i stick to riding on the sidewalks a lot because i'm genuinely terrified

of being hit by an automobile.

the context for this is that i'm pretty nocturnal ergo i see a lot of

folks racing or driving for the thrill which speed brings.

as for your later reply, OP: yeah - we have a moral and societal obligation

to be good people (even if it's by our own definitions - sometimes) and

try to peacefully stop development where development would hurt others.

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