> desire paths should be paved<p>This would reduce wear on grass. When it gets muddy I don't stop using the desire path; I just walk on grass next to it.<p>> In places where parking is costly, people use public transit.<p>People still drive car for reasons. Right now you avoid some risk of catching the virus.
It is also easier to carry the groceries to your car than all the way home.
Moreover people have children and children have hobbies. Also some people hate living in a big city.<p>> The response was to happily screw the lightbulbs back in whenever needed and never mention it or appear to be even slightly annoyed about it. I’ve considered motion sensors or timers but probably I should just give up?<p>If there are no persistent heat sources nearby, a body heat detector could work.<p>> Let’s also assume that you don’t like drinking oral laxatives and having a doctor run a camera up your butt so, like 31% of Americans aged 50-75, you don’t get screenings. What’s the solution?<p>Swallowing a small remote camera might work. Taking laxatives is the easy part anyway and fasting might also do the job. (I'm no physician.)