Most people are nowhere near as fortunate as you are, to have all of that. That might be why the complaints sound so "alien". Even if I somehow perfectly engin

Most people are nowhere near as fortunate as you are, to have all of that. That might be why the complaints sound so "alien". Even if I somehow perfectly engineered my life, so that my shops and housing and employment and recreation were all right nearby each other -- there would be no way to do the same for my spouse or child or the rest of my family. And that also assumes I never ever change jobs even once (which in this economy, is effectively like taking a 10% yearly paycut). This is why cities depend on reliable public transportation infrastructure (including freeways). It's a critical component of quality of life, as well as a requirement to make financial ends meet.