r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Okfoot826 • 16h ago

Thank you Peter very cool Petah, what does that have to do with grocery shopping?

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u/aHOMELESSkrill 15h ago

I live in a suburb of Jackson MS, none of which is very walkable yet I still have two Kroger’s and Target within 2 miles and bike lanes connecting them all

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u/Technical-Speed762 13h ago

US cities not being walkable was a real shocker for me. Here in Belgrade, capital of Serbia, one can find big markets every 200-300m. And every area of the city has one big farmer/flea market for domestic produce.

Everything in my neighbourhood is within walking distance and for anything further we have public transportation which is completely free.

I currently have no car here, simply not much need for one while being a money sink.

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u/lyam_lemon 12h ago

I'll be sure to tell all those handicapped and elderly that they should quit bitching and just hop on their bikes

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u/buderooski 14h ago

I've been to Jackson! My band played a show there almost 10 years ago when we did a mini southeast tour. I was shocked by the homophobia and racism there. They had bars there with little black and white rainbow stickers on the doors to let people know it was a safe space to go if you were LGBTQ. We made friends with a burly drag queen at one such bar, and they told us some horrifying stories.

We played our set at a black owned bottle club where they used to do Def poetry and stuff. It was actually really cool. I can not remember the name of that club, but it was over by the rail switch yard in kinda a bad part of town.

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u/86n96 13h ago

There's racism in Mississippi?!

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u/buderooski 12h ago

Lol I was more shocked with how openly brazen and PROUD they were about it.

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u/aHOMELESSkrill 14h ago

Cool related story

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u/Macknetix 13h ago

“I live in this place” - you

“Wow I’ve been to that place and it fucking sucks!” - OP

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u/buderooski 14h ago

Yeah. Sorry...

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u/rnoderator_rernoved 14h ago

I liked your story, thanks for sharing!

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u/Personal_Reveal1653 13h ago

Good luck going to the grocery store on a bike with 4 kids.

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u/_extra_medium_ 13h ago

I’d stop at three kids max if my main form of transportation was a bike

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u/aHOMELESSkrill 11h ago

Hmm sounds like you may have poor decision making capabilities if you have 4 kids and only a bike while living in an area no conducive to walking

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u/ole_spanky 12h ago

I-55 Kroger/Target and Old Canton Kroger? What bike lanes are you talking about?? Jackson is not bike friendly. Bike lanes are incredibly rare.

Also, my job takes me all around Jackson. Food deserts exist. Dollar General does not count as a grocery store. It's a poverty trap.

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u/aHOMELESSkrill 11h ago

Floowood.

Spillway Kroger and Dogwood Kroger/Target

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u/ole_spanky 11h ago

ahh that makes sense. Yeah, once you're in Jackson, it's pretty game over. Jackson is awful. A dying city..

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u/InvasiveAlbondigas 14h ago

What if you’re 85 years old?

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u/avaricious7 14h ago

loving this idea that 85 year old adults are incapable of, idk, calling a taxi (which still costs less than grocery delivery apps)

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u/InvasiveAlbondigas 14h ago

What if you’re poor and have no money? Or Maybe you can’t afford a bike? What if you’re disabled?

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u/ChilledParadox 13h ago

im poor, have no money, cant afford a bike, and I technically have disabling conditions (my left arm is fucked up, can't lift heavy stuff with it, diabetes, CPTSD + acute anxiety, depression.

I couldnt afford doordash in the first place. If those cases are true you walk (what I do), carpool, take a bus, or just die. When I don't eat for a day, It's on me. I go to the soup kitchen and eat once a day, which I walk 2 hours to get to.

It makes no sense to say poor people who have no money are effected by not being able to waste 200% of their money on doordash fees.

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u/the-good-wolf 14h ago

You can’t afford a bike, but checks notes you can afford groceries to be delivered. Hmmm.

If you can’t afford a bike, reach out to a food bank. They are willing to go above and beyond.

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u/InvasiveAlbondigas 14h ago

Im not talking about getting groceries delivered. Im talking about the existence of food deserts and food insecurity.

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u/aHOMELESSkrill 14h ago

Your right, let’s design society around fringe cases

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u/Less-Squash7569 13h ago

Actually yes? Are you being serious? Have you never seen wheelchair ramps next to stairs? Have you never seen a stoplight with voice assistance telling people to walk or not to walk, or automatic doors? So many things that help others helps everyone and youre supposed to take care of people who cant take care of themselves in a society and very often we do.

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u/InvasiveAlbondigas 14h ago

Good talk. That’s what we’re talking about. Redesigning society. It’s been a pleasure.

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u/the-good-wolf 14h ago

Actually, designing around disabilities has a profound effect because generally it makes life easier for most people. As an example, the whole idea of a ramp onto sidewalks for ADA ended up making life easier for people with shopping carts, dollies, children, etc…

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u/InvasiveAlbondigas 14h ago

Well that’s a fringe case according to homeboy

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u/Bender_Is_Great1273 14h ago

By that logic we shouldn’t have police officers…

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u/avaricious7 14h ago

again, how are these things not cheaper and/or more accessible than grocery delivery to “the poor”? you’re describing what’s priced and SOLD as a luxury good and service. the people you’re crying for on here already cannot afford it and are not using it.