respondstostupidity t1_j9wh3zh wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:28 AM

Reply to comment by Philitian in 78-Unit, Mixed-Use Project Approved in Fishtown by ColdJay64

> Only 22% of households in Manhattan

We're. Not. Manhattan. I get that everyone new wants to turn us into New York, but it's not going to happen.

Philitian t1_j9whya0 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 1:35 AM

It's just a counterpoint to their suggestion that rich people will naturally want a car. I don't want Philly to be Manhattan either, trust me, that place is snooty, abrasive, and claustrophobic, but Philly can still be Philly with less of a car culture.

mustang__1 t1_j9z1c24 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:47 PM

I mean if we had a solid and well connected subway that ran every 15min it'd be a different discussion....

respondstostupidity t1_j9wq9oo wrote on February 25, 2023 at 2:40 AM

It's an inequivalent comparison because our needs are not the same.

Philitian t1_j9wtjnb wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:08 AM

...we're both cities. Very similar ones, for that matter. We both need housing. We both need less cluttered streets and traffic jams.

respondstostupidity t1_j9wutss wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:19 AM

Vegans and non-vegans are both humans. Very similar ones, for that matter. We both need food.

Inequivalent.

NotJoeyWheeler t1_j9wz751 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 3:56 AM

funny example because vegans and non-vegans still have a ton of overlap with ingredients lol

respondstostupidity t1_j9x0zx5 wrote on February 25, 2023 at 4:12 AM

Thank you for understanding that just because there are similarities, that doesn't make them the same thing.

I should know better than to try to have a discussion with someone who starts with a fallacious assertion by not recognizing that our cities have been influenced differently on a sociological and economical level.