> it's much, much cheaper to rent one It’s much, much more convenient to be able to go where I want when I want. Hiking, skiing, my friend’s cabin, the lake h

> it's much, much cheaper to rent one It’s much, much more convenient to be able to go where I want when I want. Hiking, skiing, my friend’s cabin, the lake house, my friends in the suburbs, Costco, that speciality root beer store I like. I don’t even need to plan my trip. I can go whenever I want. Yes you can rent a car to do those things. But it is indisputably friction. My experience is that my friends who don’t have cars are subsidized by those who do. Either that or you don’t see that friend because public transit makes it too inconvenient.