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[–] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

To be fair, cars are the best option in a landscape designed, subsidized, and built for cars. Most people lack the mental capacity to imagine anything different. An GPS monitoring ankle bracelet is "freedom" if your only alternative is prison.

[–] bonnetbee@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I agree, but let's not rest on the thought that there is no alternative to the heavy car use all around the world. We got here by choice of a few and manipulation of many and it is reversible. At least if you are not living in the US, that case is hopeless.