> Trying to blame this on tech companies is a lame excuse.

Depends. Do car manufacturers count as tech companies?

The obsession with cars and car infrastructure isn't accidental either, it's been manufactured and pushed heavily by car companies over decades. Same with the opposition to public transit. None of this stuff is happening 100% organically, it's being pushed by corporate interests via lobbying with government and funding advertising at individuals

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SpicyLemonZest a day ago | parent [-]

If someone watched a press video for the RAV4, and responded by saying "Toyota Motor Corporation Hates Me and You" and demanding that Toyota fix the bus routes in their city, I would think that's pretty silly. Everything's interrelated, and no consumer demand is 100% organic, but the linkage is just too remote to make sense.

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inigyou a day ago | parent | next [-]

It's literal, direct linkage. About a century ago, when cars were starting to become popular, car makers spent a shitload of money on bribes to city governments to make the cities only usable by car.

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8note a day ago | parent | prev [-]

toyota is a late comer though.

"jaywalking" is a term made up by car companies because they hate you, as a better example

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