A snippet from an AI chat I've been having the last few days about how a lot of America's problem is that it doesnt actually have the best geography for supporting healthy, vibrant democratic society...

TL;DR:
Eastern US = Way too flat
Western US = Less flat, but mostly too dry apart from the coast

According to this poll 68% of people think large cities are on the decline / are trying to move out of them, compared to 27% who think they're not, or who at least still like visiting them. Sounds about right... 🤔

#citiesarenotthefuture #ecovillagesare

Also- a just as great follow-up...

"Why is something this fundamental still so unknown?..."

So, ChatGPT is actually pretty good at explaining why a fully sustainable world (on all levels and not just in terms of energy) isn't possible with a high percentage of people living in cities and 100% requires a rural, decentralized, village-scale type of society....

Asking ChatGPT about the housing crisis - 🏡🤔

"the problem isn't just 'not enough apartments'—it's that modern urban civilization may be reaching a tipping point.

Perhaps the solution isn't just 'build more urban housing' but reimagine settlement patterns—e.g., eco-villages, decentralized regions"

A big milestone for me- my first ever Al-generated image...
Some road and rail engineering decisions could be better but overall looks like a pretty nice place to live

My "Wahl-O-Mat" (German election party stances survey) results...

I was expecting Volt to be first but it was actually an even smaller party, ÖDP (Ecological Democratic Party/ The Nature Conservation Party). I'll have to do my research on them now. 🤔 AfD is dead last though so I'm proud of that. 👍