> externality problems which we could solve or optimize if we really wanted to We have. We've optimized for economic growth of car companies and full car penet

> externality problems which we could solve or optimize if we really wanted to We have. We've optimized for economic growth of car companies and full car penetration into every crevasse of the built environment. It fucking sucks but if your goal is to have as much driving as possible the current situation is probably close to optimal. It's a problem of values not execution.