Image transcript:

Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, “Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND.”

  • HelloThereEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    I’m being somewhat flippant, but cars aren’t vans.

    By that, a van has a primary practical utility of being used to transport a lot of goods.

    Cars’ primary utility is to transport people.

    Yes sometimes people use their car to move a lot of stuff (I’ve done this myself more times than I can remember) but the vast majority of the time it’s just moving you.

    Edit: rephrase and more info

    • Default_Defect@midwest.socialEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      I know this, but someone that just happens upon the community is most likely not gonna do enough poking around other posts to see that. Especially with the “deathtrap murderweapon vehicle users” mentality some people here have.

      • HelloThereEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        This is why there are different communities. This discussion was had a lot over at the other place, “fuck cars” is not exactly intended as the first contact people have with the thought that ‘maybe car centric infrastructure isn’t so great?’.

        • Default_Defect@midwest.socialEnglish
          2·
          1 year ago

          But it does seem to be the most popular, so it tends to be what most people will see first as far as I can tell.

          It is what it is. I was just pointing out that no amount of telling people what is obvious to long timers is going to stop more outsiders from having the same reaction, so hopefully the community won’t run out of patience for it.