▲ 337 ▼ America is a car country. For decades, millions of families relied on inexpensive cars to get from home to work and school. Now, a growing number of americans can't afford one. (www.nytimes.com) submitted 4 months ago* by Valuy@lemmy.zip to c/fuckcars@lemmy.world 70 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 6 points 4 months ago (1 child) That... seems good, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) From an environmental standard, sure, but the true reason for it is genuinely disturbing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) What is disturbing about it? Cars are more expensive now, so we found something else? That's the only way it would ever happen. People hate change. It is either "cars too expensive, so people change" or "traffic too terrible, so people change" or "cars too full of annoying electronics, so people change." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -2 points 4 months ago (2 children) Cars should not be so expensive that people have to start using scooters and skate boards to get around. That's fine for students, but a moral governmental system should be able to offer essential goods at prices that working people can afford. We should be able to manufacture vehicles at an affordable price, and people should make enough income to pay it. It would mean less profit for the parasites at the top, but I don't care about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Why not? The Netherlands does just fine prioritizing cycling for everyone - on par with the "childish" scooters and skateboards. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnimportantHuman@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago I'm pretty anti-car myself. I've never had a license. I've never had a job. My feet have taken me from town to town. Mix of using public transport as well. I've never let not having a vehicle let me not show up to work. I make the same amount of money as my coworkers yet I save so much not having car insurance, car troubles, a tank to fill. There's several reasons why I don't drive but the older I get the less I regret my choice in life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -1 points 4 months ago (1 child) From an environmental standard, sure, but the true reason for it is genuinely disturbing. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) What is disturbing about it? Cars are more expensive now, so we found something else? That's the only way it would ever happen. People hate change. It is either "cars too expensive, so people change" or "traffic too terrible, so people change" or "cars too full of annoying electronics, so people change." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -2 points 4 months ago (2 children) Cars should not be so expensive that people have to start using scooters and skate boards to get around. That's fine for students, but a moral governmental system should be able to offer essential goods at prices that working people can afford. We should be able to manufacture vehicles at an affordable price, and people should make enough income to pay it. It would mean less profit for the parasites at the top, but I don't care about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Why not? The Netherlands does just fine prioritizing cycling for everyone - on par with the "childish" scooters and skateboards. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnimportantHuman@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago I'm pretty anti-car myself. I've never had a license. I've never had a job. My feet have taken me from town to town. Mix of using public transport as well. I've never let not having a vehicle let me not show up to work. I make the same amount of money as my coworkers yet I save so much not having car insurance, car troubles, a tank to fill. There's several reasons why I don't drive but the older I get the less I regret my choice in life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 child) What is disturbing about it? Cars are more expensive now, so we found something else? That's the only way it would ever happen. People hate change. It is either "cars too expensive, so people change" or "traffic too terrible, so people change" or "cars too full of annoying electronics, so people change." permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -2 points 4 months ago (2 children) Cars should not be so expensive that people have to start using scooters and skate boards to get around. That's fine for students, but a moral governmental system should be able to offer essential goods at prices that working people can afford. We should be able to manufacture vehicles at an affordable price, and people should make enough income to pay it. It would mean less profit for the parasites at the top, but I don't care about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Why not? The Netherlands does just fine prioritizing cycling for everyone - on par with the "childish" scooters and skateboards. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnimportantHuman@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago I'm pretty anti-car myself. I've never had a license. I've never had a job. My feet have taken me from town to town. Mix of using public transport as well. I've never let not having a vehicle let me not show up to work. I make the same amount of money as my coworkers yet I save so much not having car insurance, car troubles, a tank to fill. There's several reasons why I don't drive but the older I get the less I regret my choice in life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today -2 points 4 months ago (2 children) Cars should not be so expensive that people have to start using scooters and skate boards to get around. That's fine for students, but a moral governmental system should be able to offer essential goods at prices that working people can afford. We should be able to manufacture vehicles at an affordable price, and people should make enough income to pay it. It would mean less profit for the parasites at the top, but I don't care about that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Why not? The Netherlands does just fine prioritizing cycling for everyone - on par with the "childish" scooters and skateboards. permalink fedilink source parent [–] UnimportantHuman@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago I'm pretty anti-car myself. I've never had a license. I've never had a job. My feet have taken me from town to town. Mix of using public transport as well. I've never let not having a vehicle let me not show up to work. I make the same amount of money as my coworkers yet I save so much not having car insurance, car troubles, a tank to fill. There's several reasons why I don't drive but the older I get the less I regret my choice in life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago Why not? The Netherlands does just fine prioritizing cycling for everyone - on par with the "childish" scooters and skateboards. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnimportantHuman@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago I'm pretty anti-car myself. I've never had a license. I've never had a job. My feet have taken me from town to town. Mix of using public transport as well. I've never let not having a vehicle let me not show up to work. I make the same amount of money as my coworkers yet I save so much not having car insurance, car troubles, a tank to fill. There's several reasons why I don't drive but the older I get the less I regret my choice in life. permalink fedilink source parent