I’m not disregarding electric cars. However they are not presented as an imperfect solution but rather like what everyone that has a car needs to do. Just swap for an electric car and don’t change anything else!
Don’t change habits. Dont talk aboout the other problems created by cars. Let’s forget about the millions of animals and humans killed by cars. Worldwide, there is one human killed every 30 seconds by a car. Electric or not.
But people just want to continue their current lifestyle. They will buy anything they are told will do that. Anything as long as they can all continue just as they are doing right now, but green!
IF you have to have a car, of course, the electric one will be better for the environment. But they are hyped and presented as a simple easy solution for everyone. They’re like Stanley cups. Everyone wants one, or two. They are objects of consumption.
Buying a car is not good for the environment in any way, shape or form, yet people are eager to do so.
Humanity is not running to ruins. It’s taking a car.
I get what you’re saying, but unfortunately, I live in America. Here, a car is a requirement. You might be able to get away without one in a larger (blue) city like NYC or SF, but for most (including myself) it’s nothing but pain or wholly impractical or both.
Even if every US politician woke up tomorrow and said “ya know what, fuck cars” we’d still be looking at years of infrastructure rollout and you’d still need a car in the interim
I’m not disregarding electric cars. However they are not presented as an imperfect solution but rather like what everyone that has a car needs to do. Just swap for an electric car and don’t change anything else!
Don’t change habits. Dont talk aboout the other problems created by cars. Let’s forget about the millions of animals and humans killed by cars. Worldwide, there is one human killed every 30 seconds by a car. Electric or not.
But people just want to continue their current lifestyle. They will buy anything they are told will do that. Anything as long as they can all continue just as they are doing right now, but green!
IF you have to have a car, of course, the electric one will be better for the environment. But they are hyped and presented as a simple easy solution for everyone. They’re like Stanley cups. Everyone wants one, or two. They are objects of consumption.
Buying a car is not good for the environment in any way, shape or form, yet people are eager to do so.
Humanity is not running to ruins. It’s taking a car.
I get what you’re saying, but unfortunately, I live in America. Here, a car is a requirement. You might be able to get away without one in a larger (blue) city like NYC or SF, but for most (including myself) it’s nothing but pain or wholly impractical or both.
Even if every US politician woke up tomorrow and said “ya know what, fuck cars” we’d still be looking at years of infrastructure rollout and you’d still need a car in the interim