Its the effect of the death of Feudalism. That was, I'll (because I'm of a better social class) decide where you live based on (current) socioeconomic status a

Its the effect of the death of Feudalism. That was, I'll (because I'm of a better social class) decide where you live based on (current) socioeconomic status and historically, race, and I'll decide where you're allowed to work, shop, recreate, meet people, and obtain services such as medical care, based on how far you can walk on two feet. There's a desperate push to re-enact this, keep the peasants back on the farm and under control. Nothing could be more important than tying, say, political opinions, to the ability to obtain Uber or Peapod. Imagine the power of being able to literally starve someones family or strand them in the middle of nowhere merely for having the wrong political opinion... Nothing is more small D democratic or freedom oriented than the automobile. And many people hate democracy and freedom.