>The dymaxion car was similarly brilliant but completely missed the real reason that people buy cars: as a status symbol that looks cool, which the dymaxion did

>The dymaxion car was similarly brilliant but completely missed the real reason that people buy cars: as a status symbol that looks cool, which the dymaxion did not. The dymaxion was considered cool. But it was going to be expensive, and it earned a reputation as a death trap after a fatal crash at a marketing event.