5 ms·

Yeah, contemptuously painting a diverse group of people with a broad brush as pernicious -- History has something to say about this mental move.

Hamuko 3y ago
I have a hard time believing that truck drivers are a diverse group of people when they're really only popular in a single region of the world.
- rhuru 3y ago
  In the top 10 most sold vehicles in USA 8-9 are trucks if I remember correctly. Ford F150 and Chevy Silvardo are typically number 1 and 2 consistently for decades. At that scale everything is likely to be diverse. For the soyboys drinking their vegan milk and driving their lime bike to pride parade, it might come as a surprise, but it in indeed is. (<= This is an attempt to show that how any group can be dangerously maligned)
  - crote 3y ago
    Exactly, "in USA". That's where the "only popular in a single region of the world" part comes in. Trucks, especially the variety seen in the US, are practically unheard of anywhere else in the world. When a specific style of vehicle is that popular in a single country it probably has more to do with legislation than driver preference. There is almost certainly a decent portion of people driving trucks who would prefer an alternative form factor - if only it were available. It'd make sense to distinguish "truck drivers" from "people driving trucks".
- stcredzero 3y ago
  I have a hard time believing that truck drivers are a diverse group of people Painting a diverse group of millions of people with a broad brush, and making a claim that they're "all basically the same." History has something to say about that mental move.
baggachipz 3y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law
- stcredzero 3y ago
  Your comment is the thing which invokes the thing that triggers Godwin's law in this thread. It's entirely possible, and quite morally important to call out the particular mental move, nonetheless. In 2024, I find it's often now people who really, really want to make that mental move, who invoke Godwin's, so they can end the current conversation and find another conversation where they can.

Hamuko 3y ago

I have a hard time believing that truck drivers are a diverse group of people when they're really only popular in a single region of the world.

rhuru 3y ago
In the top 10 most sold vehicles in USA 8-9 are trucks if I remember correctly. Ford F150 and Chevy Silvardo are typically number 1 and 2 consistently for decades. At that scale everything is likely to be diverse. For the soyboys drinking their vegan milk and driving their lime bike to pride parade, it might come as a surprise, but it in indeed is. (<= This is an attempt to show that how any group can be dangerously maligned)
- crote 3y ago
  Exactly, "in USA". That's where the "only popular in a single region of the world" part comes in. Trucks, especially the variety seen in the US, are practically unheard of anywhere else in the world. When a specific style of vehicle is that popular in a single country it probably has more to do with legislation than driver preference. There is almost certainly a decent portion of people driving trucks who would prefer an alternative form factor - if only it were available. It'd make sense to distinguish "truck drivers" from "people driving trucks".
stcredzero 3y ago
I have a hard time believing that truck drivers are a diverse group of people Painting a diverse group of millions of people with a broad brush, and making a claim that they're "all basically the same." History has something to say about that mental move.

baggachipz 3y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law

stcredzero 3y ago
Your comment is the thing which invokes the thing that triggers Godwin's law in this thread. It's entirely possible, and quite morally important to call out the particular mental move, nonetheless. In 2024, I find it's often now people who really, really want to make that mental move, who invoke Godwin's, so they can end the current conversation and find another conversation where they can.