by André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclusive pleasure of a very rich minority, and which in conception and nature were never intended for the people. Unlike the vacuum cleaner, the radio, or the bicycle, which retain their
I don’t know where this author got the idea that I see my car as a status symbol. It’s first-and-foremost a tool.
I can run errands far more quickly. I can travel to places that don’t have public transit links. I can take jobs outside of major cities. I can actually leave the city to experience nature.
I’ve lived in SF for 11 years before I bought my car, and it SUCKED. Want to go to some cool state park? Make a friend who owns a car, cause a bus ain’t going there. It was terrifying thinking that if I lost my job I basically had nowhere to go and no means to get there. I’ve lived in places with much better public transit like Paris and Nagoya, and I wouldn’t want a car if I was living there, but even in France and Japan there are many places you need a car to get to.
I don’t know where this author got the idea that I see my car as a status symbol. It’s first-and-foremost a tool.
I can run errands far more quickly. I can travel to places that don’t have public transit links. I can take jobs outside of major cities. I can actually leave the city to experience nature.
I’ve lived in SF for 11 years before I bought my car, and it SUCKED. Want to go to some cool state park? Make a friend who owns a car, cause a bus ain’t going there. It was terrifying thinking that if I lost my job I basically had nowhere to go and no means to get there. I’ve lived in places with much better public transit like Paris and Nagoya, and I wouldn’t want a car if I was living there, but even in France and Japan there are many places you need a car to get to.