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It's not true in general because you happen to live in the one place in the US that it's not true? Everyone can live their life in the way of their own choosin

It's not true in general because you happen to live in the one place in the US that it's not true? Everyone can live their life in the way of their own choosing, cool, thanks it’s very, very possible to be free without owning a car. If you live in one specific place and stay there.

afavour 2y ago
But I don’t “happen” to live in NYC. I wasn’t even born here, I chose to live here. While NYC is pretty rare in the US a walkable dense city isn’t rare worldwide. My point is that freedom can come in different forms. A car is one route to one form of freedom but counter to the OPs assertion I’m absolutely not missing out not owning a car. I’ve just taken a different path, one that’s available to others too.
- CyberDildonics 2y ago
  I chose to live here. Congratulations, but this doesn't have anything to do with what they said. My point is that freedom can come in different forms. No one said anything about this. They just said cars give people freedom of movement which is true. You're anecdotes about riding the subway doesn't impact this in one way or the other. I think you're making the common blunder of someone pointing out an effect and then misunderstanding that to mean only that thing has that effect.
  - afavour 2y ago
    OP said that I’m missing out by not having a car, my point was simply that I know I’m not missing out. I’m honestly kind of amazed we’re now four posts deep in what was a not particularly important comment chain, perhaps I should expected a snark-filled response when I invoked the dreaded letters “NYC”, I should have known better.
    - CyberDildonics 2y ago
      I think you should have expected something when you thought you taking a subway means there is no point to anyone being able to drive anywhere they want.
      - afavour 2y ago
        Strange because that’s very obviously not close to what I said. But you’ve clearly started at a conclusion then worked backwards from there, so who am I to correct a work of fiction?
        CyberDildonics 2y ago
        They made a general statement, you said it isn't true because it doesn't apply to you. I'm not sure what else you expected.

afavour 2y ago

But I don’t “happen” to live in NYC. I wasn’t even born here, I chose to live here. While NYC is pretty rare in the US a walkable dense city isn’t rare worldwide. My point is that freedom can come in different forms. A car is one route to one form of freedom but counter to the OPs assertion I’m absolutely not missing out not owning a car. I’ve just taken a different path, one that’s available to others too.

CyberDildonics 2y ago
I chose to live here. Congratulations, but this doesn't have anything to do with what they said. My point is that freedom can come in different forms. No one said anything about this. They just said cars give people freedom of movement which is true. You're anecdotes about riding the subway doesn't impact this in one way or the other. I think you're making the common blunder of someone pointing out an effect and then misunderstanding that to mean only that thing has that effect.
- afavour 2y ago
  OP said that I’m missing out by not having a car, my point was simply that I know I’m not missing out. I’m honestly kind of amazed we’re now four posts deep in what was a not particularly important comment chain, perhaps I should expected a snark-filled response when I invoked the dreaded letters “NYC”, I should have known better.
  - CyberDildonics 2y ago
    I think you should have expected something when you thought you taking a subway means there is no point to anyone being able to drive anywhere they want.
    - afavour 2y ago
      Strange because that’s very obviously not close to what I said. But you’ve clearly started at a conclusion then worked backwards from there, so who am I to correct a work of fiction?
      - CyberDildonics 2y ago
        They made a general statement, you said it isn't true because it doesn't apply to you. I'm not sure what else you expected.