Shared housing and shared transit has become gridlocked, initially because of industry forces and propaganda. But today, I think it remains for other reasons: A

Shared housing and shared transit has become gridlocked, initially because of industry forces and propaganda. But today, I think it remains for other reasons: Americans are scared of strangers (sometimes rightfully so) and public spaces are often depressing. The interesting exception is commercial air travel, which to me embodies the worst parts of shared transit, yet is not considered socialist and dangerous here in the US.