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Before that, we had horses or donkeys to get around, as far as I can tell owning a household or personal beast of burden was about as common as personal or hous
by Aloha 3y ago
Before that, we had horses or donkeys to get around, as far as I can tell owning a household or personal beast of burden was about as common as personal or household car ownership is now.
People act like cars created a new paradigm, and they didn't - they extended and improved an old one.
- kmeisthax 3y agoIn rural areas, yes, if you had the money. In cities walking, trains, and omnibuses were just as common. Suburbs didn't exist yet - they were specifically a coinvention of cars in the same way that you can't have smartphones without the cloud.