Cars

Is society the collective refusal to examine philosophical presuppositions?


Okay. I am only a little serious. But I thought about this upon thinking about cars. Only capitalism could justify the automobile's popularity. First of all when you are driving a car, you are encased in thousands of pounds of metal moving at speeds up to 100 mph. Your options of communication with fellow motorists are few and the possibility of malfunction at some point is moderate to high.
And they cost money. And they depreciate in value. And if you work anywhere other than the three to five major metropolitan areas, you need this metal case of speed and death. It's nuts. And people drive 50 miles an hour. (I said 50 miles and hour! That's 73.3 feet per second!)To appreciate the force of this, run into a wall as fast as you can from ehh... 20 yards away. You will be traveling, probably, 10mph. Ridiculous. And why do we perform this daredevil stunt with a regularity that results in 1000 miles of driving every month? We have to get to our job. Wow. The need for capital has caused us to believe that we are safe at speeds up to 100 mph encased in a metal shell, depending on, essentially, electricity, and combustion, as if these things just work on their own and never break down, as if elderly people aren't licensed, as if we never make mistakes, and as if every one on the road has lasek surgery and has perfect vision. The well known fact that it is much safer to be suspended thousands of feet above the earth for hours, in a motorized flying machine made of metal may shed more light upon our lunacy. Long live the mighty dollar.

*Disclaimer* This post is meant mainly for humor, but is also intended to be truthful. As it stands, I own a car, and am okay with it. I am also okay with capitalism, but am also anticipating the perfect economy of Christ's kingdom.