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Vince Gilligan’s "Breaking Bad" is one of the most interesting critiques of American urbanism in contemporary television (infosec.pub)

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He could have glamorized Albuquerque or chosen a nicer (and less representative) part of the country as a setting. But, no, he tells his tales of moral decay within a distinctly American spatial order: strip malls, arterial roads, parking lots, cul-de-sacs, and isolated single-use zones.

People watched Breaking Bad and kept saying how they hope they never ever have to go to Albuquerque

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[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Whenever I see cop videos in rural America I realise I’d be fucked. They get stopped for walking suspiciously and I like to go for walks with no purpose other than to enjoy nature and do some walking.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Ray Bradbury - The Pedestrian

[–] Leg@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

Had a similar encounter when I was a kid. Went for a walk in my neighborhood one night, got a bit lost, found my way, then got pulled over 30 seconds away from my house for walking suspiciously. Let me off with a warning and watched me enter my home to make sure I wasn't bullshitting, so at least I didn't get hauled away for a reprogramming.

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