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The sedan vs. pickup truck example (you read the article right?) didn't sound like a distinction of material wealth to me. It seems more related to what kinds o
by throwaway613834 9y ago
The sedan vs. pickup truck example (you read the article right?) didn't sound like a distinction of material wealth to me. It seems more related to what kinds of attitudes/values/views/etc. that kind of person has. e.g. the obvious (naive?) possibility here is that Democrats don't like gas guzzlers due to a bigger concern about the environment.
- Banthum 9y agoOr, more directly, what kind of job or hobbies that person has. E.g. If you work in construction, or you hunt, you'd be a lot more likely to choose a pickup truck for purely practical reasons.
- throwaway613834 9y agoI would be very curious if you'd see these distinctions even in neighborhoods where occupational reasons don't exist. My hunch is that you still would, but I don't know/haven't looked into it.
- King-Aaron 9y agoThis particular point wouldn't work in Aus.. Most people who drive V8 utilities or large 4x4 wagons like Landcruisers have them just because. I have to wonder sometimes if owning a certain kind of car "just because you like it" is as reasonable a reason for ownership as I consider it to be.
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