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Depends on where I live. If I still lived in Houston (I truly hope not), I would have to choose the car. Houston is a very car dependent city. Our public transportation system is woefully inadequate. I would love to live in a place where I could walk all over or use public transportation. Being outside is very nice, but Houston is too hot for that much of the year.
What this question omits is what can happen after you give up one. If you give up your car, does that mean you can never own any car again? What if you're a mechanic, and can put together a complete car from junkyard parts? Does giving up your car prohibit you from doing that? What if you have a motorcycle? Does that impact your answer of whether you would give up your car?
I won't even get into the computer implications. They're even more complicated than the car ones. Such as whether you consider your cell phone to be a computer. And a thousand other complications.
A motor vehicle costs so much more than any computer, even an old used beater car. You can get a tablet or phone for free, just by getting a plan. The cost differential is too great to compare.
You can have your computers. I can't live without my wheels!
But as someone asked would you consider your cell or a tablet like Kindle a computer? If not the I would give up the computer.
Here is my reasoning. Unless I live in an area that has perfect public transportation then giving up my car is a death sentence. Having no way to get to point B or C is worse then being stuck in a 5x9 cell.
Ah! One of those "would you rather be deaf or blind?" questions. Broken arm or broken leg?
I live in a rural area. I could not get by without a car.
Computer. A computer won't get me to a friend's house or to a hiking trail.
Good points. I am aware of the artificiality of the question. The responses are interesting because they give insight into people's lives - what they do and what they value. I especially like your final sentence - a very cogent reason. As much as I value keeping up with friends and relatives via emails and phone calls, there is something special about meeting face to face, and cars facilitate that, as your answer says so well and so briefly. Brevity often has more impact - I am a man of too many words.
I will never give up my car. Guess computer would have to go. I would then drive to ER's house and steal his computer and speed off in my car.
LOL! Very clever.
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