That's my perspective as well and where I have the most visceral reaction. But, to be fair, there are a lot of folks who will say 'I'd never go without a car'

That's my perspective as well and where I have the most visceral reaction. But, to be fair, there are a lot of folks who will say 'I'd never go without a car' that haven't lived in a place with great public transportation. I used to think that way as well until I spent six months living in a place that had great bike paths and lots of options for local and regional public transportation. I started off with the intent of trying no-car daily living and it was perfectly fine. In six months I rented a car one time for a weekend trip, that was it. So to me the lesson is to try to have a bit of empathy for the personal experience of the person making bubble points and focus on expanding their perspective rather than debating their position. This leaks into the misinformation topic as well but there's another thread for that :)