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> Once you buy the self driving car, you will want it to be on the road as much as possible, you want return on investment. I don't really follow the argument.
by tshaddox 4y ago
> Once you buy the self driving car, you will want it to be on the road as much as possible, you want return on investment.
I don't really follow the argument. I don't think of my car as an "investment." In fact quite the opposite, I think of it as an extremely depreciatory purchase that is partly a necessary cost of living (commuting for work, shopping) and partly for leisure (visiting friends and family, going out on the town, road trips). It makes very little sense to me to "want to be on the road as much as possible," especially considering that most of the depreciation for when I eventually sell it or trade it in is likely going to be based on the odometer rather than the calendar.
- TeMPOraL 4y ago> I don't really follow the argument. I don't think of my car as an "investment." In fact quite the opposite, I think of it as an extremely depreciatory purchase that is partly a necessary cost of living (...) This means you'll end up not owning a car at all. Like with housing, those who look at it as investment game outcompete and drive up prices for those who just want a place to live in and call their own.
- thexumaker 4y agoExcept there needs to be natural demand and short enough supply. You’re viewing them like its early 2020 where people were buying up cars and selling them used at a marked up price somehow. People really be trying to treat everything as a profit nowadays