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This is apparently in Columbus, Ohio -- a pretty major city by any stretch of the imagination.

And yet there are people who rail (geddit?) against 15-minute cities and efficient public transit that ensures no one ever gets stuck like this.

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[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Uber exists. They could have easily spun up the app and called for a ride.

Buses also hit grocery stores or surrounding areas, often even in towns with limited public transit.

[–] destructdisc@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Uber exists. They could have easily spun up the app and called for a ride.

Clearly a single mom with two kids who can't afford the upkeep on her car doesn't have the money to spend on an Uber ride, or she would've done that already.

The bus network in and around Columbus, Ohio (which is most likely where this happened, based on OOP's location) also doesn't seem to be all that great -- for all you know the nearest bus stop to the grocery store or to their house may well be kilometers away

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

For all you both know, apparently. You're both arguing your side without much of a basis in fact...seems a little desperate.

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