Some people like to argue. I will admit that I have no issues with cars and come here for the entertainment. Some people make valid points that I can consider, some people live in lah lah land with batshit insane unrealistic expectations for western society. "We should make roads safer for those who have no car" is a fair and reasonable position. "The entire planet should abolish cars and every rural area ever should have public transportation so we can have a cyclist wet dream" is tone deaf lunacy.
Hi! I see you wrote "tone deaf lunacy" where you meant to write, "blatant strawman intended to distract myself from my moral responsibilities to other human beings and sentient creatures." Don't feel bad, when you hang around a bit, you start to realize this is a really, really common mistake people make.
I like guns and tanks and planes for the same reason I like cars. But that doesn’t mean I want war. Just because I like cars doesn’t mean I want to drive everywhere.
This is a problem with the Lemmy community at the moment. There are so few posts that people can happily consume the firehose, and they end up exposed to and butting into conversations where they're really not welcome a lot more often.
These comments are horrible! Buncha assholes in this thread honestly, sorry OP. Its too bad people dunno how to make a point without calling you names or some rude shit. I'm thinking I'm blocking this community since mods seem OK with dat