> Are you too stupid to drive? Crippled in some way? Economic problems? Have some criminal history? Alcoholic? I recently got my driver’s license, first one, a

> Are you too stupid to drive? Crippled in some way? Economic problems? Have some criminal history? Alcoholic? I recently got my driver’s license, first one, at an age far far above the norm for America, even if you factor in New York. In a long and so far pretty successful career in tech, this has come up exactly once in a professional context, and it was my fault because I was asking about the lack of public transit options during an interview. CEO asked “why don’t you just get a license?” My colleagues usually find out sooner or later that I don’t (didn’t) drive, because I’m very social. Most people are fascinated by the possibility. At the very least it’s a conversation starter. I regret not getting the license sooner, but the kind of ignorant and malicious questions listed above have never, ever featured in my unusually long pre-DL experience.