Is it overpopulation, or just not enough parking for all the cars? Resentment against immigration is being driven by all these factors.

Amazing how much traffic there is everywhere. There are bike lanes, but wow, I never fail to be impressed by the volume of traffic.

Yes, I think overpopulation is the main driver of anti immigrant resentment. Our spaces are getting more crowded. It isn't just the number of people, which have doubled since my college days, but more importantly the number of cars. I ask AI. A 400% increase worldwide since 1975. The number of cars on the road worldwide has grown from approximately 300 million in 1975 to nearly 1.5 billion today, an increase of about 400%. This growth has been driven primarily by rising incomes and urbanization in emerging economies in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. My interpretation below.

In US it hasn't changed that much except nearly doubling population so doubling number of cars. We were car dependent in 1975 also.

Thinking of climate change, the rest of the world has changed more dramatically pushing that worldwide average to 400% more cars since 1975. This is why we notice climate change now, when back in 1975 it was hardly an issue. Scientists knew it would come, but people tend to think about short term needs more than what might happen 50 years down the road.

Back then, they thought oil would run out, but then we figured out how to extract it from shale. Now the climate effect is 400% more. Climate change has arrived.

Number of cars is also an indicator of overall consumption in homes and other areas. Growing world prosperity and demands which are double the underlying population growth. Another figure effecting our lives; housing cost.

I wrote this on Facebook during my September 2025 transit / bicycle tour. Now transfering to my blog. Amazing how much traffic there is on Everett Bothell Highway near 405! Glad there is a shoulder, but I never fail to be amazed how car dependent people are!