I’ve lived in a lot of places, and have experienced the “utopia” of hyper-dense, public transit-based living that is so often romanticized here on HN. It has so

I’ve lived in a lot of places, and have experienced the “utopia” of hyper-dense, public transit-based living that is so often romanticized here on HN. It has some advantages, but I’d never go back to it. I love having a car. To me, a car is freedom, comfort, and privacy. It makes transit not just tolerable, but pleasurable. It’s a home away from home. There are lots of places where cars are truly optional. I often wonder why the anti-car brigade doesn’t just move to those places, rather than try in vain to convince suburbanites to disavow one of the best parts of suburban living.