• AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    3 months ago

    So interesting to me that Americans think being dependent on a car is “freedom”. Individual freedom should be the freedom to get to where you need to go with viable options to walk, bike, train, bus, tram, or drive.

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      3 months ago

      I think you’re focusing too much on the “individual freedom” bit and missing the “at the cost or inconvenience of others” bit

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      3 months ago

      No one can make a profit on people walking, so I dont understand how your point makes any sense.

      edit: oh wait! footware and sports drink companies. OK, well, you’ve made some compelling points here. And we use small handed children to in America to make these shoes and sports drinks, right?

    • da_cow (she/her)@feddit.org
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      3 months ago

      To be fair the mindset that a car means freedom is also quite common in Germany too. Especially in the countryside (tbf its often required if you dont want waste a lot of time due to shitty public transportation)