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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Dementia towns are wild. It's the outcome of the realization that "wow these people do so much better if they're living in a small walkable city where everyone's needs are met" and then deciding that instead of fixing the problem and making small walkable cities where everyone's needs are met, to do a pretend version of that and charge their insurance and families $8000/person/month