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Lol I'm from the south where practically everyone has to have one... Why "everyone has to have one"? I dare say that "everyone" really don't know --- but they

Lol I'm from the south where practically everyone has to have one... Why "everyone has to have one"? I dare say that "everyone" really don't know --- but they still want one. In other words, "everyone" has been brainwashed by marketing and peer pressure and convinced to ignore their own reality and buy something they don't really need and can't really afford. And leading them like cattle to slaughter, the auto industry has been laughing all the way to the bank. But reality is persistent and refuses to be ignored for too long.

7thaccount 3y ago
It's a generational thing. If your daddy had one and his daddy had one, you have to have one or you're a wimp. Granted, their grandfather or great-grandfather was probably a farmer or blue collar or lived in a rural area that was off-road, so it may have made sense. However, most of my neighbors are all white collar, but still drive trucks because that's just what's done. It's absolutely ridiculous.
- cherry_tree 3y ago
  The generational thing is called toxic masculinity. What a perfect example of why it’s called “toxic” - because it forces men today to make decisions that aren’t otherwise optimal to protect their perceived masculinity in the face of their peers and elders.
  - ethbr1 3y ago
    Assuming they're being forced to buy a large trunk is a big leap. Maybe allow them agency and accept the possibility they want one? The whole "I know a person's motivations better than they do" thing has gotten a bit out of hand.
    - cherry_tree 3y ago
      > you have to have one or you're a wimp. This was phrasing I was responding to, why are you suggesting I was speaking more broadly?
  - 7thaccount 3y ago
    Maybe. I'd probably just call it tradition though. Toxic masculinity may be a thing, but I see that brought up for what seems like everything now.
    - cherry_tree 3y ago
      Tradition is a funny word to use for trucks which were invented within a single human lifespan of today. Are you sure you’re not the one overloading a term?

7thaccount 3y ago

It's a generational thing. If your daddy had one and his daddy had one, you have to have one or you're a wimp. Granted, their grandfather or great-grandfather was probably a farmer or blue collar or lived in a rural area that was off-road, so it may have made sense. However, most of my neighbors are all white collar, but still drive trucks because that's just what's done. It's absolutely ridiculous.

cherry_tree 3y ago
The generational thing is called toxic masculinity. What a perfect example of why it’s called “toxic” - because it forces men today to make decisions that aren’t otherwise optimal to protect their perceived masculinity in the face of their peers and elders.
- ethbr1 3y ago
  Assuming they're being forced to buy a large trunk is a big leap. Maybe allow them agency and accept the possibility they want one? The whole "I know a person's motivations better than they do" thing has gotten a bit out of hand.
  - cherry_tree 3y ago
    > you have to have one or you're a wimp. This was phrasing I was responding to, why are you suggesting I was speaking more broadly?
- 7thaccount 3y ago
  Maybe. I'd probably just call it tradition though. Toxic masculinity may be a thing, but I see that brought up for what seems like everything now.
  - cherry_tree 3y ago
    Tradition is a funny word to use for trucks which were invented within a single human lifespan of today. Are you sure you’re not the one overloading a term?