Consumerism and our environment

Many times, while stuck in a traffic on a freeway, I dream of a day when driving would no longer be one of my daily life’s necessities. I dream of working across the street, which would eliminate the hassle of having a car, maintaining it and, most of all, driving to and from work in traffic. In my dream, I am car-free and not bothered with cost of insurance, gas, repair and other problems that we experience as drivers. However, my dream seems to disappear as soon as I get out of traffic and it is forgotten until the next time I am on the road with array of cars slowing down for yet another hour of usual freeway traffic. Each time I find myself in above situation, I do not fail to blame progressive era for creating cars and, especially, freeways.
Our disappointment in progress is only momentary. I know this from my own experience. I talked about how I dream of not having to go through the hassle of having a car and driving it, yet, as I get home and relax in front of TV a...