Ethics of individual responsibility vs collective punishment [2019]
The study of mobilities is fascinating in that it highlights the foundations of a civilization, both through the mobilities themselves and the ecosystem they generate and require. However, today’s subject is approached from a more philosophical than technical or logistical perspective. Through extensive analysis of mobilities, it quickly became apparent that the underlying trend of the 2000s-2010s was the exact opposite of the 1960s-1970s, when the goal was to expand and streamline traffic routes in France. If Georges Pompidou, a man of letters and head of state, were to return among his people, he would likely echo his outburst from that evening in 1966, when a young, ambitious mission officer (and future president) named Jacques Chirac rushed to have him sign a slew of decrees: “Stop bothering the French! There are too many laws, too many texts, too many regulations in this country! It’s suffocating! Let them live a little, and you’ll see everything will go better! Leave...