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by tomp 1176 days ago
I’m 100% certain that the vast majority of the population wants cheap, efficient, reliable, fast, private means of transportation. Companies (both car and oil) are just serving that want.
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No disagreement there.

But since we agree they're just serving a need, maybe let's not pretend that this automatically gives them the God-given right to destroy the planet[0], and that the regulators are being unfair by taking it away?

You might re-read my post above. I cleaned it up a bit, so maybe my intent is more clear now.

[0] if it helps, substitute the phrase "other people's property" here