11/2    How the hell did the world become so dependent on automobile?
        \_ Ever own one? You can watch movies, listen to music, and
           have your butt massaged in your own private space on your way
           to where you want to go at (ostensibly) 120mph. It's a
           wonderful invention! The problem is when there are too many
           people with them in a given area. However, imagine you are
           the only one with a car. Would you use it? Would you depend
           on it? Hell, yeah! That's how!
        \_ Cars = mobility.  Mobility = opportunity.  Most of the country is
           not jam packed all day the way LA and SF are.
        \_ The world?  Not really.  Not in third-world countires or densely
           populated areas in developed countries.