Cars/bikes offer unprecedented freedom of movement. A lot of people would still own cars even if they didn't need them for driving to work. You could say the sa

Cars/bikes offer unprecedented freedom of movement. A lot of people would still own cars even if they didn't need them for driving to work. You could say the same thing about Netflix subscription, dishwasher, holidays, sports, coffee, cigarettes,..., they are all expensive and unnecessary and yet they make life nicer.