There’s an few distinctions about American culture as it relates to car culture.

• America had/has a lot of land

• Much of this is/was vastly underdeveloped right outside of urban hubs, unlike Europe/related which benefits from a tighter interconnected network of cities that more immediately benefit from mass transit systems

• In the US post-WWII middle class and privileged were often sold an idea of peaceful suburban lifestyles away from urbanized areas

• Car manufacturers marketed this successfully as a way to encourage families away from city life and thus build a more solid reliance on their vehicles

• City planning was therefore often built around a suburban-city sprawl rather than a cohesive urban community designed around efficiency

So, you love cars and some culturally orbiting aspects of it, but you don’t like the application of it?

It just feels like everyone’s societal attachment to cars is a little more nuanced than “let’s get rid of them all” then, yeah?

If you uproot an old failing oak without plans to plant something in its absence, you’ll be left with a big hole and no shade.

Edit: Maybe I’m agreeing with some of what was said and I’m misunderstood. Either way, I agree with understanding demand as it relates to a planned economy.

And yet we keep tabs on it.

and it remains unscathed

Edit: Bad source was bad. I’ll take my L.

My last words before the fall

To be fair, it’s like therapy for a breakup, and we all know who the ex is.

That’s likely more accurate than not. The road to better pay increases across the board is sadly often paved with bitter workers who left for greener pastures.

But that leverage is more worker-centric at higher compensation levels. If you have hard-to-find talent you gain leverage in your ability to advocate for what you want/need.

It’s all anecdotes but I’ve found that jumping has raised me incrementally, but I’ve never had a job I’ve truly mastered, nor have I had a job where they rewarded longevity.

So those two variables mean it’s continuously adapting and learning but not mastering anything yet (in order to grow and survive)