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I don’t know that I buy that. People that are into cars, and buy a very specific car because it’s their dream car they’ve been seeing in recent Fast and Furious

I don’t know that I buy that. People that are into cars, and buy a very specific car because it’s their dream car they’ve been seeing in recent Fast and Furious films, sure maybe them. Kids that just acquired the new freedom of being able to go wherever they want, sure probably them too. But the average person sitting in traffic to get to some specific destination? Now that I don’t buy for one minute. We’re all just angrily thinking about how the other people on the road are slowing _me_ down, or endangering _my_ life not paying attention to the road.

lockhouse 3y ago
That's why I said outside of cities. Yes, many cities are absolutely miserable to drive in, but scenic country roads are often an absolute delight to drive on.
- starttoaster 3y ago
  The trouble in this conversation is that I suspect we both consider each other to be exceptions to a rule. From my perspective, I'd say you're either one of the classifications of people I've identified to enjoy driving, or you're one of the minority that just actually like casual driving. And on the other side, you're going to think I'm the exception to your rule where most people apparently like being out on the road. From my subjective experience, driving appears to be an experience that induces some amount of stress that one would prefer to avoid if at all possible. For example, I don't know anybody that's psyched when they forget to pick something up on their last grocery trip and relish the chance to drive back to the shop for it. When remote work was beginning to take off, most people I knew fortunate enough to have that kind of job were just excited to not have to drive in to work every day. I could go on, but suffice it to say, people don't seem to enjoy to drive anywhere, from what I have observed. The destination is usually the thing to be excited by, as in: being finished with the drive there. And from what I have observed, this generalization has been mostly true in the suburbs and even in small towns.
mcv 3y ago
I think there are times when people love driving, and there are times when they hate it. It's a good reason to provide better alternatives.

lockhouse 3y ago

That's why I said outside of cities. Yes, many cities are absolutely miserable to drive in, but scenic country roads are often an absolute delight to drive on.

starttoaster 3y ago
The trouble in this conversation is that I suspect we both consider each other to be exceptions to a rule. From my perspective, I'd say you're either one of the classifications of people I've identified to enjoy driving, or you're one of the minority that just actually like casual driving. And on the other side, you're going to think I'm the exception to your rule where most people apparently like being out on the road. From my subjective experience, driving appears to be an experience that induces some amount of stress that one would prefer to avoid if at all possible. For example, I don't know anybody that's psyched when they forget to pick something up on their last grocery trip and relish the chance to drive back to the shop for it. When remote work was beginning to take off, most people I knew fortunate enough to have that kind of job were just excited to not have to drive in to work every day. I could go on, but suffice it to say, people don't seem to enjoy to drive anywhere, from what I have observed. The destination is usually the thing to be excited by, as in: being finished with the drive there. And from what I have observed, this generalization has been mostly true in the suburbs and even in small towns.

mcv 3y ago

I think there are times when people love driving, and there are times when they hate it. It's a good reason to provide better alternatives.