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> a car weighs 1000kg and occupies about 10sqm, just to move a single 70kg person.

> It's a gigantic waste of space and energy.

So were horses and buggies before car was invented. Interesting, waste of neither space nor energy was not raised as an issue back then.

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I can almost guarantee it was raised by someone back then. That’s a strange claim to make. Even just dealing with the poo was a logistical nightmare for a city!

Indeed:

> Just because all roads lead to Rome doesn’t mean you can get in — at least not on wheels. During Julius Caesar’s reign, daytime access to the Eternal City was restricted, with travelers required to hitch their carriages outside the city gates.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/ancient-rome-forbade-dow...

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