I’ve got to admit that when I first heard of the anti-cars community, I was a little skeptical. “Whats wrong with cars?” I thought. But the more I lurked, and the more I watched youtube channels like Not just bikes, the more I understood just how shitty the world is around us. Fuck Cars.

  • comfy
    8•2 years ago

    Initially:

    • Traveling for a minimum of 90 minutes daily for education/work in an area with adequate public transport, and not having many other places to drive to. I would rather sit down and relax or work, and not drain myself on stroads.
    • Not enjoying the risk of driving a car.
    • Not seeing value in the initial and ongoing costs of cars

    I was still skeptical of /r/FuckCars when I first saw the name, but the first few posts I saw were nothing but facts. Same thing again with the anti-lawn groups: it’s so normalized that until you are prompted to think about it, it’s just something most people never stop to think about.

    Adulthood:

    • wow now that I realize it this is just recklessly dangerous and overnormalized
    • society shouldn’t actively promote unhealthy expensive wasteful modes of living
    • @sexy_peach@feddit.de
      5•2 years ago

      wow now that I realize it this is just recklessly dangerous and overnormalized

      That but it’s also fucking expensive. Like diamonds for a wedding ring it’s something that society tells you you need to do but it’s utterly stupid if you calculate risk, cost and gain.