{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":753880,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"on balance, i really do think the motor car was the worst invention ever. imagine what we could have achieved if that mo","title":"On balance, I really do think the motor car was the worst invention ever. Imagine what we could have achieved if that mo","url":"https://social.lol/@andycarolan/117372050671272475","first_seen":"2026-10-02T16:23:29.727549Z","last_seen":"2026-10-03T04:44:25.793255Z","last_rank":2,"peak_rank":1,"last_volume":10,"peak_volume":10,"seen_count":10,"score":97.45,"category_hint":"autos","section":"life","category":"autos","summary":"A widely shared online argument claims the motor car was humanity's worst invention, contending that the vast money and resources devoted to cars could instead have built cheap, safe local public transport infrastructure. The post reflects an ongoing debate about car dependency, urban design and what alternatives cities might have had.","why":"It taps into current debates about car dependency, urban planning and sustainable transport.","tone":"negative","entities":["motor car","public transport","urban infrastructure"],"summarized_at":"2026-10-03T04:28:00.406056Z","meta":{"tag":"cars","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":67},"nw":null,"promo":null,"kind":null,"importance":null,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":null,"title_en":"Was the motor car the worst invention ever?","section_name":"Life","category_name":"Autos","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T16:23:29.727549Z","rank":4,"volume":2},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T17:45:49.049282Z","rank":4,"volume":2},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T19:08:09.457872Z","rank":1,"volume":10},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T20:30:26.018743Z","rank":1,"volume":10},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T21:52:28.687424Z","rank":1,"volume":10},{"captured_at":"2026-10-02T23:14:48.443696Z","rank":2,"volume":10},{"captured_at":"2026-10-03T00:37:28.009199Z","rank":2,"volume":10},{"captured_at":"2026-10-03T02:00:18.822480Z","rank":2,"volume":10},{"captured_at":"2026-10-03T03:22:06.442443Z","rank":2,"volume":10},{"captured_at":"2026-10-03T04:44:25.793255Z","rank":2,"volume":10}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://social.lol/@andycarolan/117372050671272475","author":"andycarolan@social.lol","title":null,"snippet":"On balance, I really do think the motor car was the worst invention ever. Imagine what we could have achieved if that money and resources were pumped into local infrastructure in getting people around cheaply and safely. It occured to me that the majority of cars that are on…","posted_at":"2026-10-02T15:36:03Z","likes":10}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}