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At least American culture, driving used to directly equate to FREEDOM. However as more people tried to grasp that freedom, as the suburbs expanded and the road
by mjevans 4y ago
At least American culture, driving used to directly equate to FREEDOM. However as more people tried to grasp that freedom, as the suburbs expanded and the roads bogged down, driving is increasingly associated with gridlock and traffic rule crackdowns.
Gone are the days of fantasizing about driving a supercomputer AI car into a mobile truck base.
Gone are the days of driving to some club or restaurant and the vehicle as a proxy of status.
In today's world luxury comes to the rich. Personal chefs, international air freight anything, parties at their resort sized mansion mini-city. Short of a state level police motorcade for the politically connected, why go to some remote event at all?
No, the limousine is seen as some high school prom or other pedestrian event and a thing for shows on TV.
- foobarian 4y agoYes, and gone are the days of unincorporated land free for the taking from indigenous peoples, where one wouldn't have any laws or governments to worry about /s
- civilitty 4y agoNever forget the great Trail of Tears on which the indigenous Americans were forcibly relocated, chased by asphalt rollers and angry lobbyists from the automotive industry. Wait, what?
- bluGill 4y agoThe stretch limo always included a driver so you could be seen getting of the backseat in front of someplace nice and not have to figure out how to park it.
- akoncius 4y agoyou just described any taxi driver or uber. uber even has separate category for more luxury :D of course it is a strech but still I think valid point
- bluGill 4y agoPretty much. The.costs are not much more than a taxi either, but since they are not a taxi different rules apply, one of which is they look much nicer.