Capitalism itself objectively is not bad, but it depends on good will of participants. (On the other hand, attempts at communism or socialism so far try to enforce such good will onto people, with predictable results.)
Cars and heavily car-oriented (sub)urban areas, however, are just avoidable bad design.
Now, speculative investment, information asymmetry, short-term gain seeking, etc. kind of ruin the idea.
Sadly, the way many individuals and entities act is why the totalitarian straightjacket of zero-trust approaches a la “blockchain and reputation points for everything” seems appealing to some (not that I think it would help).
However, I also choose the time to move. When I worked in an office 18 kilometres away and took public transportation, I'd wake up at 0430 in the morning to avoid traffic. When I hired a cab, I'd still do the same and arrive very early at the office, and either leave very late, or very early to avoid traffic.
Usual disclaimer: to each their situation. I have the flexibility to leave and come as I please, and now to work remotely, but on the other hand, horrible public transportation system (up to 6 hours daily. Heck we built our machine learning platform in part so we don't come to the office).
Changing this is exactly what you should understand by "time to stop driving towards death".