polarised urban-centric thinking
That's always been the case though, hasn't it?
I can't see ICE being actually banned in our lifetimes, but if society survives then there will probably be a boom in working horses in remote areas, as in Romania today.
Ian Anderson predicted it all 45 years ago:
But one day when the oil barons have dripped dry
And the nights are seen to draw colder
They'll beg for your strength, your gentle power
Your noble grace and your bearing
And you'll strain once again to the sound of the gulls
In the wake of the deep plough, sharing.
Heavy Horses, Jethro Tull
