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> What kid in America doesn't want a car for their 16th birthday? The ones who don't have money for gasoline or $1800 a year for insurance, and who know withou
by socillion 13y ago
> What kid in America doesn't want a car for their 16th birthday?
The ones who don't have money for gasoline or $1800 a year for insurance, and who know without asking that their parents will never pay for any of this.
- billmalarky 13y agoThey still don't want a car that they know they can't have?
- socillion 13y agoI enjoy moments like this, where it's suddenly obvious in a discussion that we think about something in completely different ways. Did I want a blimp when I was 16? If someone offered me one I would have said yes, but it's not something I ever really considered - likewise for a car. I suppose a large part of this is due to growing up in an area with very good public transportation and bike infrastructure, but there were a million things I wanted before a car, such as the $60 computer I spent years saving for.