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> But this isn't some "problem for women". I think you're missing the underlying point, which is that electric cars are arguably better for the environment, wh
by lapcat 4y ago
> But this isn't some "problem for women".
I think you're missing the underlying point, which is that electric cars are arguably better for the environment, which is a problem for all of us, so if women aren't buying electric cars, that's an environmental problem.
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- kube-system 4y agoThe article is about the purchasing preferences of EV buyers based on gender. It wasn't about the environment.
- lapcat 4y agoThe article literally says "Environment & Climate" right above the title. The author: "Gender, climate and sustainability reporter" "Fast forward to today, and despite the fact that consumer choices viewed as more environmentally minded are stereotyped as feminine, men actually make up the majority of electric car drivers."
- kube-system 4y agoYou found the one sentence in the article that mentions the environment. And it is there to mention the authors surprise that it is not the primary driving factor of people purchasing behaviors. As it turns out, people can care about things that they are not willing or able to personally affect. I too will answer that I care about climate change in any opinion or political poll. However, I am currently emitting CO2 to heat my home, eat my lunch, and post this comment. I simply do not have the practical means to do otherwise.
- lapcat 4y ago> You found the one sentence in the article that mentions the environment. I actually mentioned 3 sentences, including the categorization of the article above the title. Please stop being ridiculous. Why do you think the author, and we, care about whether women buy electric cars? Because of the environment! Otherwise, I wouldn't care either.
- kube-system 4y agoI agree that the environment is important. I'll end our conversation here.
- pwinnski 4y agoContext matters, and in this case the context includes several references you glossed over, the category under which this was published, and oh yeah, the fact that one of the prime selling points for EVs is helping the environment by eliminating combustion engines.