AlexisDyslexic

@benfulton @bloomington_in it think skywalks are kind of magical/fun. Until we get rid of the F150 ton elephant in the room, anything that protects pedestrians is fair game.

@RustyRaven we do have Society Security but this only works if you have a paying job that tracks your hours. And I’ve heard of programs attempting to address all these issues. In WA State there’s a ‘home health’ program where these family members can take a certification course and get paid minimum wage for doing the work they are already doing for free. And they get basic training on first aid & elder care.
The US is really 50+ different countries in some ways ( as the name itself implies).

@RustyRaven yeah i’m the youngest daughter but I don’t get along with my mother and never have and now I live 3,000 miles away with my own life.

My cousin was the youngest ‘daughter’ in airquote because she was adopted for this task in mind. Also there was no family home. They were renting, in Tahoe which is super expensive.

My neighbor did this and she did get the family home but i’m pretty sure her brothers still have say in the matter even tho they didn’t do any work.

@RustyRaven yeah we villianize nursing homes but I’ve yet to see a situation where elder care turns out to be an actually a healthy relationship between the adult children and thier parents.
I want it work, if I had a better relationship with my mother I’d do more if it.

Also this lenses given more meaning to the ‘old maids’ of previous centuries. We’re they unmarriageable? or did thier parents intend on having a full time caregiver in thier dotage and ‘groom’ them to become caregivers?

@RustyRaven @briongloid i’ve seen versions of this on my family and my mother wanted me to fit into this role when my dad died.
My cousin was adopted for this reason inmind basically an indentured servant to her adopted family. She had 4 older siblings with a ton of money that could easily afforded to put mom in a nursing home. Instead she had to do elder care until my auntie passed away from Alzheimer’s. No family of her own, worked in retail for a day job to support herself.

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars there aren’t a lot of studies on this topic and business owner tend to go on vibes.

I think the message should be ‘you can build wealth or throughput, pick one, you can’t do both’.
This is from StrongTowns (which I don’t think they are on Mastodon but they’re on YouTube).

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars

This one has more % of sale increases.

https://www.businessinsider.com/open-streets-new-york-city-increased-spending-businesses-fifth-avenue-2023-10

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars
Here’s one from the city itself https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/757-23/mayor-adams-holiday-season-open-streets-boosted-local-businesses-millions-dollars

@ajsadauskas @fuck_cars not that business leaders respond to reports but MasterCard did a study in NYC on pedestrianised streets is sales over ones that weren’t. Guess which ones made more $$%%?
I can find the article if u want it.