Sounds like a bit Douglas Adams would write

I thought the guy who invented it hated what racists used it for

It’s probably a hefty percentage of Americans at this point. Commuting sucks. shits expensive, its yet another avenue to waste working people’s time, money, health, and social and physical lives while also completely destroying the environment and any chance of concentrated communities or public transit. Throw that in with having to go to a shitty job or a school that’ll leave you more in debt than the amount your parents made in their lives coupled with the isolation and entitlement of a citizen of a global hegemonic empire and you’ve got yourself the bumper car country. Some of the most beautiful, varied, and giving landscapes on earth turned to tar to make the line go up.