• ciferecaNinjo
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    3210 months ago

    Indeed. What happened with cars in the US is an “arms race” on the road. Everyone wants to be in the bigger car so they just get bigger and bigger and reach a point where that e=mc² equation is pegged.

    max selfishness → max energy

    As expected, right-wing U.S. republicans disproportionately drive big cars. While liberals tend to favor small cars or bicycles.

    • @PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works
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      410 months ago

      The EPA essentially banned station wagons and people realized you can have spacious, often luxurious, vehicles for their children and whatever shit they’re carrying. I prefer mid-sized sedans, but I only have dogs.

      • @Jaccident@lemm.ee
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        410 months ago

        Wait, they banned estate cars? I’ve rented them at various points over the last ten years in the US, what exactly was banned about them?