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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.