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Yeah it's like a parasite how much attachment there is to cars People have lots of money and passion sunk into them Children's die cast cars, children's play
by slifin 4y ago
Yeah it's like a parasite how much attachment there is to cars
People have lots of money and passion sunk into them
Children's die cast cars, children's play mats that have road networks on, city builder games that are just car centric, car TV shows, children's movies
There's lots of things in our cultural fabric that make it hard to imagine anything else
I suppose it's quite similar to the promotion of guns, but here in the UK we heavily restrict access to guns
- joenot443 4y agoA lot of people on this site will spend hours and thousands of dollars perfecting their desktop configuration or their mechanical keyboard setup because it’s a token of their pride and joy and a manifestation of their livelihood. I’ve met people with the same level of love and dedication for their cars, it’s just an incredibly important part of life in North America.
- black_puppydog 4y agoAnd there's a good debate to be had about the negative externalities of IT equipment, and short product release cycles! Personally I've taken to buying more second hand, and making sure my systems are upgradeable. But still, silicon and other IT stuff has insane footprints wrt water, CO2, and other pollutants... That being said, we can look at both. My point here was just that self-driving will not magically make the world better. It will, if it ever works, make cars more convenient for the people inside. But it will not address the big problems with cars, which are all about the people outside and the environment.