You have said numerous times that you don't even know what sprawl is, so how is it that you now have an opinion on its suitability for cycling?

As for emotional issues, I have no "need" for a dippy denial system to make it through the day. There are things in our human world that are bad, including sprawl. Pretending that bad things don't exist--denial--doesn't really make the bad things go away. The first step to solving a problem like sprawl is to acknowledge that it is a problem. At that point you can begin working with fellow citizens to analyze, plan, and implement solutions to the problem.