Warning: drama ahead I don't know what I will look like sidd, but the picture you painted is in the right direction I think.
In my earlier post I have written that everything should return to much more local production and work. That way we would be much more resilient as well, food-wise and energy-wise. There is a final global catastrophy looming for civilisation. Compared to that the COVID-19 pandemic is peanuts.
Should we not focus on the most vulnerable (which is also the majority of humans on Earth)? And should we not work towards a solution for everybody (and every lifeform)? But in civilisation they get trampled, abused and exploited.
What is the role of christianity? To focus on 1) more money and power for the rich and exploitating the vulnerable or 2) share with and help the vulnerable? Where has Jezus' great example gone? An upside down world indeed. "Me me me and we we we" say the already affluent ones who have the power.
I stand with the vulnerable and made a personal life choice to be non-affluent (poor)! Please think about that for a moment. I experience what the poor are living through and how they get treated. I do not participate in bad systems. I wish all people would try to do that. They don't. Probably because it takes many sacrifices and self discipline to walk that path.
Thank you gero for giving the correct view. The gasoline that is sold and transported there is much dirtier than ours as well. They get bad shit from us in almost every way.
12 Kg's of microplastic per set of car tires.
GHG, roads, parking lots, garages, aerosols, noise, pollution, Cobalt mining, human rights, Lithium wars, road kill... but still the Pharao's heart stayed hard. The private car is not seen as a tool anymore, but as a precious jewel. O nooo, a scratch on my tool. That is Insane.
A car is a very luxury enclosed personal motor-assisted extremely-high-energy-use polluting means of transport weighing more than 1200 Kg's. So you won't have to move yourself, just press buttons. A car is a weapon of mass destruction and sign of lazyness and disconnect with nature and social society.
Ease, comfort and being inside makes you weak and sick. And addicted; scared as hell to lose it.
I find it remarkable (significant) how people who post comments in TheGuardian are also privileged but so much more open, respectful and willing to see other solutions and paths. Much more empathy there as well. Alas it is not a forum. I had thought that this forum would consist of the same sort of intelligent people but not so (some exceptions). Perhaps (likely) it is a USA thing.
Sorry for this little 'rant' and the drama. I am reconsidering what I am doing here. I have accomplished nothing here (change minds, teach, build up credit) after more than a year of really trying, being nice and respectful, and a lot of effort. I am not here for entertainment at all. I have brought many new ideas and views to no avail. Sisyphus and Cassandra come to mind.
Don't interpret that wrong please because I have much respect for the majority of forum members.