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embedding-shapetoday at 10:55 AM2 repliesview on HN

> A random Western today or a random Roman then?

Probably better to compare "A random Italian" rather than "A random Westerner", the Americans and other car-focused cultures kind of drag down the average a bit too much otherwise.


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toygtoday at 11:41 AM

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33y3151vydo - "Pizza, pasta, potatoes, protein - how Italian children became so overweight"

Industry fucked us too, dude.

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agostoday at 12:15 PM

ehhh Italy is sadly one of the most car-dependent countries in the western world, topping the number of vehicles per 1000 people in Europe (excluding microstates). No one's safe

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