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People bought them because the advertising promoted them. They were advertised them because it let the manufacturers meet a lower emissions standard and pay a
by treyd 2y ago
People bought them because the advertising promoted them. They were advertised them because it let the manufacturers meet a lower emissions standard and pay a lower cost to manufacture the vehicle. It's not a conspiracy, it's not individual choice, it's just economics and marketing.
- lolinder 2y agoI'm ready and willing to believe that marketing is part of the story, but I'm far from willing to believe that it's the whole story. This other commenter explains a lot of the benefits that people find from SUVs far better than I could myself: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40699325 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40699325 This isn't a diamond ring situation where someone created demand out of nothing.