@hicksy2 @pikesley @jon @Thebratdragon @anon_opin Exactly. For councils to do this (which I would welcome), incentives need to be aligned. And I have no idea how to make that happen.
@mike @hicksy2 @jon @Thebratdragon @anon_opin
To speak in terms of "alignment of incentives" is to accept the Capitalist framing which has led us to our present hellscape where the only thing that matters is that The Money is comfortable
@pikesley @hicksy2 @jon @Thebratdragon @anon_opin Well, not really. But if you think you can do this WITHOUT aligning incentives, I'll be happy to hear how you plan to coerce people to do things they don't want to do.
@mike @pikesley @jon @Thebratdragon @anon_opin what does 'aligning incentives' mean? Sounds very mealy-mouthed. I don't like that idea.
@hicksy2 @pikesley @jon @Thebratdragon @anon_opin I think it's a pretty clear concept. It means arriving at a situation where we all (the council, the bus users) want the same thing. For example, if the council could be shown that reducing or eliminating bus fares would result in more local rather than online shopping, befitting the area financially.
@mike @hicksy2 @jon @Thebratdragon @anon_opin
WHAT DO WE WANT?
Centrist tinkering
WHEN CAN WE EXPECT RESULTS?
We have to work within the constraints of the existing, obviously-rigged systems
@pikesley @hicksy2 @jon @Thebratdragon @anon_opin
You say you want a revolution?
Well, you know.
We'd all love to see the plan.