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		mr_toad on July 4, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Transporting food generates whopping amounts of ca... Decreasing population density means longer trips to the supermarket to get all the other things that people need. You’d save more carbon by getting rid of back yards, having high density housing, and having people walk to the shops.

UncleEntity on July 4, 2022 [–]

Or have the robot gardener walk to the shop for you… what’s a few extra miles to a robot who would just be sitting around anyway?

metadat on July 4, 2022 | [–]

Until the robots are getting assaulted, molested / raped, and robbed. Or stolen outright and scavenged for parts or scrap.

How does this end well?

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