> but what is preventing us from doing this generally
The fact that people don't actually want to do that? People are free to live their lives the way they want. There's no reason to pile most people into cities just "because cars"
The fact that people don't actually want to do that? People are free to live their lives the way they want. There's no reason to pile most people into cities just "because cars"
Or, put more bluntly: why must I and my children pay for them?
Because uh. That's literally sociopathic.