For the last forty years, everything has been built around getting into a car, going to an appointed place at an appointed time, and driving back.
There’s no chance for adventure, to run into new friends, new situations.
It’s all planned, supervised.
— Ether in Jason Pargin, I’m Starting to Worry About This Black Box of Doom, 2024, St. Martin’s Press, Ch. Day 2, p. 147