No it's not! ...because it's about not asserting your circumstances on others, and especially including regulation and policy in that which is where this attitude regularly ends up.

I've actually got no doubt there are important jobs for which there is still no replacement for a horse.

That's the whole point. OP couldn't understand why anyone wouldn't want an EV. I simply could not do the work that I do to help fix our streams and river to keep sediment & nutrients low and help rebuild the fish populations if I was forced to use an EV.

This is a huge, common issue especially amongst that silicon valley / bay area culture. They do not consider anyone's needs outside their immediate experience. This is a big part of the push back from rural communities against urban politics.