> they're just too spoiled to accept any change to their lifestyle
You can blame people for not sacrificing their individual comforts (while probably enjoying many certain comforts yourself), but it's pointless, because you'll never get all the people to stop using cars individually one by one by guilt tripping them
Why not blame government that doesn't want to create comfortable public transportation, or cars, effectively making public transportation the most comfortable of all available? Government is the only one capable of actually making a change, so how are they not to blame for not doing it, and why are individuals (who by themselves cannot make a change) to blame?
The very view that "public transportation is supposed to be less comfortable than cars" is the reason why cars will never die out. At least until that view dies out.
According to you being among strangers is already uncomfortable, so by your logic comfortable _public_ transportation is impossible.
I'm not guilt tripping anyone, I'm just saying if someone gets in their car because they don't want to be next to other people then they lose the right to shift the blame to big companies. You don't get to blame McDonalds for pollution if you choose to eat a Big Mac there every day.
> According to you being among strangers is already uncomfortable, so by your logic comfortable _public_ transportation is impossible.
Being among strangers is less comfortable than driving alone. A big part of comfort is being able to control your environment. Are you saying you wouldn't care if random strangers started walking around your house every day?
It is not necessary to be among strangers in public transportation - there are many trains that provide private cabins. It's just cheaper to not have them and just cram everyone into a one big room.
> You don't get to blame McDonalds for pollution if you choose to eat a Big Mac there every day.
I disagree. If McDonalds is polluting the environment, the government is to blame for not stopping them. Consumers are not, as they individually can't do anything about them.
You seem to imply that consumers should magically synchronize and all stop eating McDonalds at the same time to teach them a lesson, but I hope you see how that's just a pipe dream.
> It is not necessary to be among strangers in public transportation - there are many trains that provide private cabins. It's just cheaper to not have them and just cram everyone into a one big room.
This is totally impossible for urban transport like trams or buses. When you walk on the street, you're among strangers. It's exactly the same. This idea of travelling around in the city in your private little bubble is a half-century old luxury and not the standard (unless you were an aristocrat).
> If McDonalds is polluting the environment, the government is to blame for not stopping them. Consumers are not, as they individually can't do anything about them.
> You seem to imply that consumers should magically synchronize and all stop eating McDonalds at the same time to teach them a lesson, but I hope you see how that's just a pipe dream.
It's exactly the same argument as with democracy. No individual voter can decide the election but they have an individual responsibility to act according to their values. If many individuals vote with a spine, the dictator won't get elected. If many individuals consume with a spine, polluting companies will go out of business.
You can blame people for not sacrificing their individual comforts (while probably enjoying many certain comforts yourself), but it's pointless, because you'll never get all the people to stop using cars individually one by one by guilt tripping them
Why not blame government that doesn't want to create comfortable public transportation, or cars, effectively making public transportation the most comfortable of all available? Government is the only one capable of actually making a change, so how are they not to blame for not doing it, and why are individuals (who by themselves cannot make a change) to blame?
The very view that "public transportation is supposed to be less comfortable than cars" is the reason why cars will never die out. At least until that view dies out.