All well and good. A car should t be something you are judged for owning or not owning- a car is a tool- one method to achieve certain goals.
If you don’t require a car to achieve those goals, good for you.
Being weird about someone not owning a car is a bit like being weird about someone not owning a tile saw or not owning a sewing machine or a centrifuge.
It’s not a bad idea to know how to drive and be licensed if it is practical- knowledge and skills tend to be better to have than not when opportunities or needs arise unforeseen- but in many places the cost to get or keep a license is high- so paying for a license may not be practical if you won’t plan to use it. Enjoy the train ot whatever else works for you so long as it works for you. There isn’t anything wrong with not driving. I have at least two friends who even at my age don’t have their licenses, and my mother never got hers in her life. They manage just fine minus a few things they could do easier if they could drive.
Some rural counties are to spread out for no cars. My town was originated on a railway line to move farmers fruits and produce up to the city. A long 200 straighten stretch ending in the big cities. The railway was formed back in the 1800s so the other transportation was horse's. My towns we're established around lakes along the tracks. The towns are roughly 15 to 20 miles apart. In the day you could ride up to the next town then return home in the same day. Or you could ride up two towns, spend the night and come home the next day. Now it only takes 15 minutes to get from Walmart to Walmart.
If you don’t require a car to achieve those goals, good for you.
Being weird about someone not owning a car is a bit like being weird about someone not owning a tile saw or not owning a sewing machine or a centrifuge.
It’s not a bad idea to know how to drive and be licensed if it is practical- knowledge and skills tend to be better to have than not when opportunities or needs arise unforeseen- but in many places the cost to get or keep a license is high- so paying for a license may not be practical if you won’t plan to use it. Enjoy the train ot whatever else works for you so long as it works for you. There isn’t anything wrong with not driving. I have at least two friends who even at my age don’t have their licenses, and my mother never got hers in her life. They manage just fine minus a few things they could do easier if they could drive.
“Oh, nonononono wai-“