@Pain66 I have also noticed many YouTube channels that discuss urban planning becoming more prevalent. That is, I think there may be a not so subtle nudge by their algorithms to see that sort of content to promote content that is against car centric city design.
Granted, I do not have a problem with much of their ideas presented, though I am suspicious that it will be a foot in the door for tyranny down the road, just as you suspect.
@houseoftolstoy It’s very convenient. Who wouldn’t like to avoid morning traffic and sleep in? But exchanging convenience for centralised government control is what got us here in the first place.