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This community exists as a sister community/copycat community to the r/fuckcars subreddit.

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  1. Be nice to each other. Being aggressive or inflammatory towards other users will get you banned. Name calling or obvious trolling falls under that. Hate cars, hate the system, but not people. While some drivers definitely deserve some hate, most of them didn't choose car-centric life out of free will.

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[–] thatsthespirit@lemmy.ml 45 points 1 year ago (14 children)

I’d appreciate it if the user who donwvoted this post could expand his opinion on this subject thus contributing to the conversation.

[–] VirtualAlias@reddthat.com 16 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I didn't download this, but if I had, it would be because:

  1. People already have cars and already need infrastructure, which is (in most cases) already in place, but requiring maintenance for safety reasons
  2. It's only zero-sum if you can't afford both
  3. Public transportation has a bad reputation in the US around safety, hygiene, etc. Not everywhere, some cities do a great job. Unclear where this meme is taking place.
  4. I can cross state lines in my car, but not with a tram, making it less versatile - I can go anywhere I want, in fact.
  5. I control the heating, air, music, occupancy, etc. of my car - Not so on public transportation.
  6. I control my car's schedule to the minute. No interstitial travel to get to it, no waiting for it to arrive.
  7. Some people use a car as a form of self expression. I don't, but there's plenty who do.
  8. You may have to share a seat with someone. Plenty of folks don't want to do that.
[–] thatsthespirit@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago

Point 9 makes sense.

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