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I know you're trying to do the kind of non-witty sarcasm that usually just yields endless downvotes on HN, but you're onto something that I hadn't considered. I
by skrebbel 7y ago
I know you're trying to do the kind of non-witty sarcasm that usually just yields endless downvotes on HN, but you're onto something that I hadn't considered. I don't associate cars with anything, culturally. They're just a thing I use, like the dishwasher. But if there's a deep cultural idea that "car = freedom" then a residential area built around cars makes a lot more sense.
- jdormit 7y agoThis is absolutely part of the American cultural bedrock. The gap-year road-trip, the teenager's first car, every single fast and furious movie... A really good recent example of this sort of meme is the movie Baby Driver. American culture equates driving with freedom, youth, and good times. Getting a car is a rite of passage in a lot of US communities.