In a world that worships the automobile (yet another contraption I regard as a corruption; a satanic trap), those who know me are forced to forego it.
It really is a corrupted satanic trap, though. It is an up-front cost of between $1,000 and $100,000! And then, it traps you. It costs a monthly in-sewer-ants to even be allowed to use it (and with good reason: they are dangerous! If anything, I think the monthly cost should be more. Drivers should also know a lot more about driving and their cars, at the minimum, to be allowed to drive. Perhaps with re-evaluation every year... but I could digress in that direction for a long, long time.) The more one uses a car, the more maintenance it costs. And (of course) it runs on a fuel that, while costly, does not have a price that comes anywhere near representing the damage it extols from plants, animals, people an their societies, the air, climate, future, and just about everything.
And if you don't buy this fuel, the in-sewer-ants, the maintenance, et cetera, then it will decay. Cars must be exercised or they will fall into disrepair.
They require loving care--Demand that you Love the Fucking Things!--a lot of attention, make your life stressful and expensive....
Then there is the death toll they exact just on people. 42,636 people in 2005. While that is not as horrible as, say, heart-disease, that is just the direct accidents. Ignoring the factor they play in heart disease (no exercise), and other chronic illness.
And yet, if you spurn these things, you are not an acceptable human being. You are shunned. People think that you are stupid. People don't understand.
I push people into abandoning their cars. With poor success most of the time. At least when they are not in my company. But I wont even take a ride in one. And yet, despite the evils of using the car, it makes me feel bad to ask people not to use them.
And thus: I am just as stupid and crazy as everyone else!
It really is a corrupted satanic trap, though. It is an up-front cost of between $1,000 and $100,000! And then, it traps you. It costs a monthly in-sewer-ants to even be allowed to use it (and with good reason: they are dangerous! If anything, I think the monthly cost should be more. Drivers should also know a lot more about driving and their cars, at the minimum, to be allowed to drive. Perhaps with re-evaluation every year... but I could digress in that direction for a long, long time.) The more one uses a car, the more maintenance it costs. And (of course) it runs on a fuel that, while costly, does not have a price that comes anywhere near representing the damage it extols from plants, animals, people an their societies, the air, climate, future, and just about everything.
And if you don't buy this fuel, the in-sewer-ants, the maintenance, et cetera, then it will decay. Cars must be exercised or they will fall into disrepair.
They require loving care--Demand that you Love the Fucking Things!--a lot of attention, make your life stressful and expensive....
Then there is the death toll they exact just on people. 42,636 people in 2005. While that is not as horrible as, say, heart-disease, that is just the direct accidents. Ignoring the factor they play in heart disease (no exercise), and other chronic illness.
And yet, if you spurn these things, you are not an acceptable human being. You are shunned. People think that you are stupid. People don't understand.
I push people into abandoning their cars. With poor success most of the time. At least when they are not in my company. But I wont even take a ride in one. And yet, despite the evils of using the car, it makes me feel bad to ask people not to use them.
And thus: I am just as stupid and crazy as everyone else!
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