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I know you're saying it like a bad thing... but what if it's actually a good thing, we just don't know it yet? I mean, none of us actually want to own a bus or
by grecy 8y ago
I know you're saying it like a bad thing... but what if it's actually a good thing, we just don't know it yet?
I mean, none of us actually want to own a bus or a train, we just get on them and get off again when it's convenient for us. I have no interest in thinking about maintenance or service intervals or age of replacement or even how to actually 'drive' one.
What if that's the direction cars are going?
I understand that currently personal car ownership is deeply, deeply ingrained in the American psyche, but I do believe there can be a future where we don't own a car each, but rather just get in and out of them as they drive around autonomously. Why deal with paying for tires and brake pads if you don't have to?
I mean, I'm a car guy, and I'll probably always want to own some kind of "fun to drive car", but then again, I'm a dinosaur at 37, and to be honest if I'm just going into a city with mind-numbing driving I'd rather take public transit anyway. The stats on how few people under 30 don't even have (or want) a license clearly points to some changes coming.
- decebalus1 8y agoOh, I agree with you on that part. It's probably a good thing. But why am I paying the full price for the car if I don't own it? Because it seems like I'm renting an apartment for which I need to pay for repairs.
- grecy 8y agoBecause this is a transition phase, and things will be a little wonky for a while until everything falls into place. If you don't want to be part of it, just don't buy one and wait until the transition is complete.
- decebalus1 8y agoNah... everything will fall into place indeed but that 'place' will be heavily skewed in favor of the entity making the rules of the game. And it's not the consumer making them.