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fitandhealthyguy t1_j1v9l5v wrote

Reply to comment by Surur in Driverless cars and electric cars being displayed as the pinnacle of future transportation engineering is just… wrong. Car-based infrastructure is inefficient, bad for the environment and we already have better technologies in other fields that could help more. An in depth analysis by mocha_sweetheart

It’s an anti-suburbanite take - somehow the only people that deserve to “use” the city are the people who live there. Doesn’t seem very equitable or inclusive.

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NewCenturyNarratives t1_j1vaiwh wrote

People live in the city though. If you want to visit NYC take the train or bus, it doesn’t make sense to drive, and you add to the traffic of the city

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Surur t1_j1vap0a wrote

I have a strong feeling the anti-car movement is being driven by impoverished young adults who were forced to live with their parents (50% of young adults in USA these days) and who can't afford a car.

Now they resent that the bus does not stop at their neighbourhood and they still have to bum a ride from their parents to do anything.

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mocha_sweetheart OP t1_j1w84ki wrote

Doesn’t people being dependent on cars prove the point though? They don’t want to be dependent on cars anymore.

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Surur t1_j1wc39m wrote

Sure, but its a minority of people, and what they really resent is being poor.

The r/fuckcars movement is part of the general anti-capitalist movement, pushed by young, idealistic, poor people who feel they have less opportunities than their parents.

It's full of rage but little thought, very unfocused and unpractical. Like tantrums by toddlers really.

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