simon.r
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2413821 said:Well, since you have listed the alternatives which were presumably not impossible, it appears that your definition of necessity is the flexible one.
Alternative 1 - Move house. Not impossible. Move house 12+ times in 20 years - still not impossible, but disadvantages fairly obvious.
Alternative 2 - Long commute. Would mean being out of the house for 14+ hours, 5 days a week.Again, obvious disadvantages.
Alternative 3 - Less well paid job. Aside from the obvious drawbacks, issues such as self-esteem come into play.
So, yes, I agree with you again, my definition of necessity is flexible.
I am drawn towards a car-free lifestyle, I can see many advantages. But, in my opinion, without a massive change in the way virtually everything is organised (and I'm not talking about better public transport, more a whole-scale shift in attitudes and expectations of society in general and employers in particular), it is, at present, necessary for some people to own and use cars