I don't think this really addresses the main concerns people are putting in the comments. "Mine more" has a definite end-point as eventually you can't just min

I don't think this really addresses the main concerns people are putting in the comments. "Mine more" has a definite end-point as eventually you can't just mine more. While it's good to be using solar and getting off of oil/gas powered grids, these also have fairly significant drawbacks (those panels need to be replaced and something needs to be done with the waste, recycling is currently far more expensive than just dumping them, there are chemicals in solar panels you need to consider, and removing them in a way to keep them usable for recycling requires someone not a lay-person). The reason people are pushing for a change in how we approach transportation and living centers is because the changes aren't mutually exclusive with having a vehicle dedicated to yourself, but it does mean changes to how living centers are designed currently. If self-driving can take off, very likely most people could do without having their own car and would be served very well by a "call on demand" vehicle that is frequently serviced and cleaned in between rides. If a dirty one or one in disrepair shows up, mark it as such and another is there in a few minutes (heck, probably the service could see this before it ever gets to you and route such vehicles for service). This would work for a large number of persons in living centers, and for the few who really need a vehicle for "other" reasons, they can still get a car. Further, make incentives for more walkable/convenient living centers. Better stocked markets on all corners (sorry bodegas in their current form don't cut it in their current form, but they're the right idea), grocery and health item deliveries, better public transit routes, it can work while accommodating those with a need for their own transportation. For most healthy persons, not owning a car could easily be a possibility. When I lived in Russia of all places, I didn't own a car for 6 years and as an able bodied person, it was quite doable. Taxi when I needed to get somewhere fast and on-time with some stuff to carry, public transit if it's just me as the transit was there within a few minutes, grocery delivery handled most of my needs, and that which I couldn't order on groceries there were well-stocked markets within a minute or two. For those who need additional assistance for day to day activities, yes they must be accommodated for and car ownership makes sense there; it's not persons who need additional assistance that are targeted, it's everyone else that really could live very comfortably without having to maintain a car that should be. If the free market needs to be invoked, then so be it, let the market figure out how to build businesses that deliver groceries/food/household goods, let them figure out public transport services, bike rentals, and so on...though as I see it we already have the systems for this. The technology and infrastructure is there for most of this vision, now it's about adaptation and adjustment. It's quite doable.