But the only hard part of going carfree is the first part, getting started. After a while, it's easy and natural. So "journalists" who only try the beginning are justified in believing that it's hard to be carfree. That's honest and accurate, as far as it goes. Where they screw up is when they fail to interview or quote veterans.
I mean, if I wrote about my first day on the job, I would have written that it's too hard and I might not be able to do it. If I wrote now, years later, I would write that the biggest problem with my job is that it's not enough of a challenge.