MartineskiCommunity input
KevonLooneyCars were a replacement for horse and donkey carts. Each one was producing over 20 pounds of shit every day. Cities literally couldn’t grow any more due to the problem of shit removal in the early 1900s.
astraeusUnfortunately, I think the biggest argument for cars came mostly from Western countries and their quest for independence and individualism. Hindsight is 20/20 with this one, if people can’t see how detrimental cars have become it’s because they cling tightly to their “personal freedom” to drive wherever they want whenever they want.
Take the keys away and tell me how much freedom you have.
I’ve got two feet. Plenty of freedom for me
That’s exactly the reason why cars take away freedom instead of granting it. In a place with car-centric infrastructure where cars are the only way to move around, not owning a car or not being able to drive is absolutelt detrimental. Conversely, a place with good public transport gives freedom to all people, even those who are disabled by accomodating for them as much as possible. There will still be some people who don’t have any other choice to get around than by car, but by diminishinf the amount of drivers on the road as much as possoble, their lives are made better as well.
Cars dependent people think they are free just because society has bent over backwards to provide them with the best roads possible and cheap gasoline that they can buy pretty much anywhere.