> Ask any teenager: cars are freedom. This isn't necessarily an inherent property of cars. Cars are "freedom" to teenagers in most places in the US as a conseq

> Ask any teenager: cars are freedom. This isn't necessarily an inherent property of cars. Cars are "freedom" to teenagers in most places in the US as a consequence of the fact that it's impossible for them to get around on their own without a car. They aren't "freedom" to teenagers in places where it is possible for kids/teenagers to already get around on their own without a car due to having a functional transit system. They probably weren't "freedom" to Orwell when 1984 was written, either.