> I don't know where people get this idea that technological advancements always bring quality improvements alongside the price cuts.
Computers, phones, cars - all of this fits this idea.
Computers, phones, cars - all of this fits this idea.
If it were true that cars were a complete improvement and cheaper then we wouldn't have bikes anymore. All technologies have tradeoffs
> Cars being the most obvious on the list of downsides. The massive environmental cost
Newer cars require far less resources for construction and operation.
> the fact that 2% of the land area of the US is paved so that cars could work
Harmful governmental policies forcing people to use cars everywhere have nothing to do with the fact that progress makes cars more efficient.