[tasuki]

> The average one-way commute in the United States is 27 minutes

A bubble right there.

> Unless you were making a statement about your city, it's not true that most people could easily get to work without a car.

It appears you're making a claim about the US, while I was making a general claim, not necessarily specific to the US.

And I'm not claiming everyone can get by without a car, I'm claiming most of the world population could easily commute without a car, if they wanted to.

Many people just don't want to.

> you don't understand the diversity of how people live.

Respectfully, if you think most people can't but drive a car to work, you're the one who doesn't understand diversity. This is further supported by your US-centric worldview.