> Like I said with "people don't inherently need cars", this line of thinking is anchored in the wrong thing. Inherent need as in without you die? No. But righ

> Like I said with "people don't inherently need cars", this line of thinking is anchored in the wrong thing. Inherent need as in without you die? No. But right now, for efficient (compared to walking) mobility outside of the public transportation infrastructure, we need vehicles. What is your suggestion for mobility outside cities, in a way that grants as much liberty, personal freedom as a car does? > Re coal - it is a logical fallacy to deny necessary improvement A because we have not made a tangential, equally necessary improvement B yet. Of course we have to stop burning coal as well. The logical fallacy is putting the cart before the horse. > Re cities - history does know instances of people living outside cities before widespread private car ownership... Your point being?