I don't want my commute distance to limit my employment opportunities.
I can't envision a day where I personally would be capable of lugging my day's supplies on a bike 20+ miles (each way!), nor where it's practical to take public transit. Nor do I want to only be limited to working in areas my local public transit serves.
This ideal you have just isn't realistic for an awful lot of people. Especially those not living in the large metropolitan areas.
the idea that 200 pound bags of flesh need to be ferried around by tonnes of steel, massive swathes of land devoted to letting them rest nearby while we remain in the destination, and the entire landscape designed to let them roam around is insanity.
edit: also, the majority of people don't own cars.
I can't envision a day where I personally would be capable of lugging my day's supplies on a bike 20+ miles (each way!), nor where it's practical to take public transit. Nor do I want to only be limited to working in areas my local public transit serves.
This ideal you have just isn't realistic for an awful lot of people. Especially those not living in the large metropolitan areas.