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Yes, they make things faster and easier. My question was what do cars let us do now that we couldn’t before. We moved heavy objects and traveled long distance
by dartos 2y ago
Yes, they make things faster and easier.
My question was what do cars let us do now that we couldn’t before.
We moved heavy objects and traveled long distances long before cars.
- itishappy 2y agoThey let us do things efficiently. Sure, you could have moved a truckload of goods up the coast using 20 wagons, 40 mules, 20 drivers, 10 security, and a week's time. Today, one dude can move a truckload of goods up the coast same day. (Numbers have been entirely fabricated, feel free to send adjustments.)
- recursive 2y agoGoing faster and carrying more is enough to enable things that aren't otherwise possible. For example, I can take my kids to visit their cousins for the day and make it home by bedtime.
- kelseyfrog 2y agoUtilize car washes.
- gabrielhidasy 2y agoTravel [long distance], relatively safely, in [short time]. LA to NY is a long roadtrip, but you can do it in 2-3 days with a few friends to rotate drivers. Walking that is a months long journey with a very real risk of death if you don't have a support vehicle.