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I'm not quite sure how to parse your reply - Your definition of freedom is most efficiently accomplished by owning a very expensive metal box, only to be surpas
by thereisnospork 3y ago
I'm not quite sure how to parse your reply - Your definition of freedom is most efficiently accomplished by owning a very expensive metal box, only to be surpased by an expensive automous metal box. Sure it's an expensive thing, but it buys utility and it's not as if they alternatives are appreciably cheaper to offset their downsides. Perhaps regrettably, most of the USA isn't Tokyo or NYC where a car is a net burden.
- arcticbull 3y agoThe US used to be entirely accessible by rail, both in town and between towns, before the auto lobby. Towns big and small had extensive public transit networks comprised of street cars and trains - and they were all ripped out and downtown cores turned largely into parking lots divided by interstates. Continuing down car-centricity isn't a foregone conclusion, and it's not too late to walk back our poor decision making. My point is that freedom is achievable better, safer, cheaper and cleaner by investing in non-car transit.