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I think it’s more complicated than that. It’s pretty easy to live in most western European cities without a car. It’s almost impossible to live well in most Ame
by christophilus 3y ago
I think it’s more complicated than that. It’s pretty easy to live in most western European cities without a car. It’s almost impossible to live well in most American cities without several cars per family. America has been engineers around environmentally unfriendly habits. Today’s consumer has little to do with the massive foundation on which their society rests.
Edit: my family has only one car, but it’s because I hate driving / commuting and have worked remotely for 10 years. If I had to drive to work, we’d have two cars.
- chpatrick 3y agoToday's consumer can choose to not buy a huge pickup truck or eat beef three meals a day, or not vote against the new bike lane.
- christophilus 3y agoYeah. I do all those things. I'm vegan and I have a single car, and I support local walking and biking trails. But even so, I bet I'm not as green as the average European because I still have to drive far more than they do.
- chpatrick 3y agoThat's great to hear but there's a country full of people who don't do that.