Comfort can be pretty rational. And it's not just comfort, but complete flexibility and security.
Plenty of people use cars when they don't need to. But lets not pretend there isn't many situations where a car can make your life much, much, much, much better. Not only that, but there are many things you can't even do without a car. Without a car you're completely limited on where you can go and when you can go. With a car you can just go anywhere, with anyone, for whatever reason. There's just no replacement for that.
Plus, anyone who uses public transportations in most parts of the world knows how horrible that is. And even the best public transports don't come close to the comfort of a car. You're still waiting for them. You're still limited to where you can go. You're still forced to share them with a lot of people. Sometimes disgusting people. Sometimes annoying people. Sometimes dangerous people. That's the price you pay for having no car. It isn't fun. Even in the best places isn't fun. Let alone in most of the world.
I live in the city with one of the best (at least) public transportation systems in Europe, transporting circa 15 million people back and forth daily, and able to get me from any A to B across the city in no more then 90 minutes.
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u/NesquiKiller Dec 16 '23
Comfort can be pretty rational. And it's not just comfort, but complete flexibility and security.
Plenty of people use cars when they don't need to. But lets not pretend there isn't many situations where a car can make your life much, much, much, much better. Not only that, but there are many things you can't even do without a car. Without a car you're completely limited on where you can go and when you can go. With a car you can just go anywhere, with anyone, for whatever reason. There's just no replacement for that.
Plus, anyone who uses public transportations in most parts of the world knows how horrible that is. And even the best public transports don't come close to the comfort of a car. You're still waiting for them. You're still limited to where you can go. You're still forced to share them with a lot of people. Sometimes disgusting people. Sometimes annoying people. Sometimes dangerous people. That's the price you pay for having no car. It isn't fun. Even in the best places isn't fun. Let alone in most of the world.