• TrainsAreCool@lemmy.one
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    8 months ago

    There’s a difference between “I have a cottage that I visit 2 times a year” and “I live in the middle of nowhere and can’t possibly survive without a car!!” that a disproportionate number of people claim.

    Over 80% of Canadians live in urban areas, yet much more than 20% seem to think they live in such a rural environment that lowering car usage is impossible.

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      8 months ago

      And then it depends on the context of the conversation. There are countless threads of naiive people arguing that we can get rid of all cars, and when they do, people bring up the edge cases.

      Going to a cottage once a year still requires a car.

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          8 months ago

          In fact, if you only truly need a car a handful of times per year, it’s vastly cheaper and less hassle to just rent it

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            8 months ago

            Precisely. And if someone can’t be convinced not to spend thousands of their own money on a transportation method in order to cover less than 1% of their trips, I don’t think they can be convinced at all.

      • grue@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        There are countless threads of naiive people arguing that we can get rid of all cars,

        Okay, if you’re going to keep arguing that, it’s time for you to fucking cite some.

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          8 months ago

          Go read the comments in any of the threads about the Waymo car being burned.

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            8 months ago

            Citing something means “post a hyperlink to the specific comment you think is an example,” not “vaguely send people off on a wild goose chase.”