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Rivian CEO issues strong statement about people who purchase gas-powered cars: ‘Sort of like building a horse barn in 1910’::"I don't think I would have believed it."

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[-] killabeezio@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

There are places where this is just not possible. I live in very hot climate and people would be dying all the time due to heat exhaustion and dehydration if this was the case. I don't necessarily disagree with you, but you can't simply say, fuck cars. It doesn't work this way everywhere. I would say that public transportation needs to be greatly improved upon and invested in though.

I've lived in places where I don't need a car and it's great and shitty. I've lived in places where you do need a car and it's great and shitty. I've lived in places that have great transportation and it's hot, but again, it's great and shitty. There are trade-offs with whatever you go with. I do agree that we should focus more on better zoning and better public transportation.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

There are places where this is just not possible. I live in very hot climate and people would be dying all the time due to heat exhaustion and dehydration if this was the case.

You say that as if cities in hot climates didn't exist before cars.

[-] killabeezio@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

You're totally right. The world hasn't been getting hotter due to climate change and people didn't use horses. How could I forget.

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