Cars are People

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The human race has come upon a crossroads.

The societies and suburbs and non-civilized and re-civilized nations of this pale blue dot we call Earth are about to reach the pinnacle of technological advancement. Soon our growth of knowledge and power will leads us to build cities upon cities only imagined in sci-fi magazines of the fifties. Although each of our cultures are different in their growth and knowledge, it is of no doubt that the growth of the global population will soon blast away any notion of “leg room.”

And as our technology and the use of it increases, so too does the harm we inflict upon our atmosphere and ice caps and rivers and oceans. Drastic action must be taken now if our future is to be the utopian metropolis so dreamed of by scientists and artists alike. If we do not at least try to solve these problems, our future will likely resemble the dystopian crumbles of machinery and toxic waste dreamed of by nihilists and anarchists alike. The utopia I speak of is one thriving in technological stability and mechanical paradise. The utopia I envision for Earth lets human beings sustain themselves indefinitely in perfect tranquility. For the greater good of humanity, I propose only one simple solution to combat the dystopian future. My proposal is but one among many that must be considered, and the ramifications of following through with it and others like it could significantly reduce pollution and overpopulation as well as increase productivity among the united people of Earth.

That wonderful vehicle of status, commerce, and family bonding is my greatest concern at the moment. I speak of course of the car, the small to midsize personal vehicle that runs through our cities in droves like blood vessels replenishing people to and from their destinations quickly and effectively. The car is one of the most important technological advancements in history, as it allows each individual that can afford one to become instantly ten times as efficient. With a car, one could expedite their job, thereby making money faster, but one could also increase their range of travels greatly, allowing themselves to spend money faster. The car is an adrenaline injection into the veins of the economy. However, that lovely little oil guzzling combustion engine wrapped in chrome and plastic and fitted with one or more happy non-pedestrians causes quite a bit of carbon emissions. This is no surprise to you, I hope. Several methods have been introduced to reduce these emissions, ranging from bio-diesel which only halts the progression of more CO2 to ethanol which introduces an entirely new resource to deplete. All of these suggestions have merit in the realms of problem solving, but all do still rely on a resource that can potentially be depleted. Surely if we have a chance of reaching technological utopia, the dependence on oil for our beloved car must be remedied. Is there any resource that mankind can harvest or make that will never deplete? The only resource is of course man himself.