Thoughts on creating a positive ~urbanism group
This would be a great positive mindset gathering place for folks who want to have more productive and less alienating discussions than what fuckcars etc provided.
The urbanism movement talks about solutions and work being done at the larger governmental scale, down to the local "tactical" or grassroots scale. These ideas are how to work to improve the housing affordability crisis, pedestrian safety, and generally help make more people friendly municipalities & communities that can become financially more sustainable. There is overlap with permaculture and environmentalism.
If you're unfamiliar with this movement, some great places to start are books by Jane Jacobs, Strong Towns by Charles L Marohn, Bowling Alone, by Robert D. Putnam, and countless YouTube channels like Not Just Bikes, Oh the Urbanity and many others.
There is already a lot of discussion about those topics on ~transport, under the urban planning and transport.public tags.
This would currently go in ~design.
I like the idea, but I can't imagine anyone would have the power or diligence to keep a group positive without aggressive moderation.
Tildes is better than most in that regard, but negativity is low effort and cynicism is the internet's default.
The best you can do, with or without a dedicated group, is sharing positive content and hopeful comments. That can be awesome in its own right ;)
I think this conversation might provide some assistance and insight. https://tildes.net/~tildes/1739/how_would_you_feel_about_a_pc_building_tech_deals_group