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Disagree. Because the utility is seldom fully utilized in an urban environment, they are nearly pure fashion. They serve as a signaling mechanism the same way t
by marcusestes 4y ago
Disagree. Because the utility is seldom fully utilized in an urban environment, they are nearly pure fashion. They serve as a signaling mechanism the same way that a pair of Gucci loafers do, just for a different culture.
- bambax 4y agoThey serve as a signalling mechanism all right; they signal that their owner has no taste, and doesn't care.
- Retric 4y agoJust like every generation’s thinks the next generations music sucks, this reaction is intended. Fashion is about signaling not whatever you happen to agree with.
- hwestiii 4y agohow is signaling different from "whatever you happen to agree with"?
- Retric 4y agoBecause a strong negative reaction is also a sign of fashion. Tattoos aren’t universal, what’s acceptable for Army special forces, goths, gang members, etc are all different. So, good or bad only exists in a specific context it isn’t something that any person can judge universally. Someone really can define good as whatever pisses people like you off.
- branon 4y agoSimilar to how your comments signal that you have a weird personal vendetta against pickup trucks?
- lucidone 4y agoSome of us need the utility of a truck (hauling a trailer for camping, hauling gear bi-weekly to a racetrack, driving through poorly maintained roads during the winter).
- throwaway0a5e 4y ago>Because the utility is seldom fully utilized in an urban environment, they are nearly pure fashion. Utilization of private vehicles scales with income, not with population density. HN just all tends to live in "nice" places so they never see people using their vehicles to the max. This is true for all vehicle classes, not just pickup trucks.