> the pretend notion that cars equal freedom I don't see how it's pretend. Sure its not true freedom in the sense there's no cost or rules, but cars allow for

> the pretend notion that cars equal freedom I don't see how it's pretend. Sure its not true freedom in the sense there's no cost or rules, but cars allow for spontaneity and a way to easily go off the beaten track. Cars are liberating in the same way a horse would have been hundreds of years ago. A car allows me to go where I want, when I want and that's worth any cost. They make the average person's life better and I wouldn't want to live in a world where I couldn't drive.