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What a ridiculous premise. Luckily someone else already replied far more eloquently than I would have: Valor Bronson @BronsonValor Replying to @the_transit_gu
by EricE 4y ago
What a ridiculous premise. Luckily someone else already replied far more eloquently than I would have:
Valor Bronson @BronsonValor
Replying to @the_transit_guy
A vehicle increases the distance you can travel, increases how much you can take with you, decreases the time to get there, and requires significantly less effort on the user's part to get there.
I see the point you're trying to make, I just can't agree with it.
- belter 4y agoOn a charitable take, user who replied completely missed the point. On a less charitable view, user maliciously decided to ignore, it's not about the functionality enabled by the car. Instead, is about its inefficiency compared to similar transport means, like train and other means of public transport.
- dmonitor 4y agoGreat for when I travel to see my parents 6hrs 2-3 times a year. Terrible almost every other day of the year. Cities are designed to be spread out, which means ridiculous amount of space set aside for parking (there’s still not enough parking space). There is an entire laundry list of problems associated with car-based infrastructure, its inability to scale for high populations, and the ridiculous amount of cash required to be functional in society as a result. $20k required investment before someone can even consider hiring you because otherwise how are you going to get to a mcdonald’s 15 miles away from where anyone lives? The whole “fuck cars” thing is a bit of an annoying meme, but there’s legitimate points to criticize how american infrastructure has been designed.
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