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I appreciate your comment as well! I feel like I'm off on Preference Island sometimes, so it's good to know I'm not. I particularly appreciate the point you ma
by eddieroger 3y ago
I appreciate your comment as well! I feel like I'm off on Preference Island sometimes, so it's good to know I'm not.
I particularly appreciate the point you make about prioritization. When I left school and started working, I lived in an apartment downtown, walked to work, hung out afterward at bars and stuff, and loved it. At that point in my life, I didn't need a car, and was fine. I'm older now. I've lived in an apartment, a townhouse with shared walls, and now a single family home. I've loved every place I've lived because, at the time, it was the right place for me. I want a yard for my dog to run in and my kid to play in, and like you, I wish to prioritize my living structure above all else. Unlike you, I do like my car. The beauty is we're both adults who know how to prioritize our lives and make choices that let us do what we want, and similarly let others live their lives.
- dml2135 3y agoNot to be a downer, I do sympathize with all you wrote here. But its not a simple as, people have different preferences and we should let everyone do what suits them. Cars have major externalities that harm the environment and affects the well-being of others.
- AmigoCharlie 3y agoAlso extremely rigid ideologies and a Pol-Pot-like approach to reality (as if in: "If someone does something that I don't like, he should not be allowed to do it") have huge externalities.
- dml2135 3y agoWell it seems like we’ve hit Godwin’s law already, so this is probably a good point to stop.