Re:Hacked billboards make Teslas see phantom objects causing...
by dheera on Friday October 16, 2020 @03:25PM
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But what if not owning a car meant you saved an additional $400 per month, and reclaimed 1-1.5 more hours per day?
Personally, I think a lot of people would take that trade. I would.
Yes, there are people who like lugging everything but the kitchen sink with them around. For a lot of people in the world though "things you always want to have with you" fits in a handbag or backpack.
Because our primitive brains instinctively want to own things. We can share with family, and with good friends, but not with strangers.
Another thing: car is used not only to drive, but also as a storage space for things that you want to have always with you: a bottle of water, duffel bag with gym clothes, umbrella, etc. With rented car pools you'd have to carry all that with you.
Also, society where no one owns a car or an apartment, where everything is rented, "pooled", would be a totalitarian dystopia - try to misbehave, post a negative comment about government on Facebook and you're banned from a car sharing service as a punishment. Seizing your property is of course also possible, but much harder.