Just look at that. This truck is taller than a used kid (10 years old). I assume the truck can run over pretty much any other age but probably the driver might be able to see older kid’s heads. Or we could teach our kids to jump to school rather than walk. If you see a truck, jump and make eye contact before jumping while crossing the street. Or we could tell our kids to never go outside until they are 21.
Ha. Was there a question in there somewhere?
I always find it helps to engage with people and understand their situation before being a judgmental asshat. You might find it difficult to sway people to your point of view with that attitude.
To be honest, I was just trying to roast. Not trying to sway your point of view or anything. I don’t hate you for your vehicle choice or anything, either. I just don’t quite understand choosing that kind of vehicle, myself, and I think they shouldn’t exist for the consumer market, except maybe for the occasional business that would actually benefit from owning one over other types of vehicles.
I respect your bravery and openness to post this, FWIW.
You own an f350, already too far gone. We could all waste our time dealing with this Trumper or just accept youre not a good person and move on.
Jesus christ.
You seem like a rational person. I never said anyone involved would change their opinions. However, I did offer to answer questions and allow some insight into why people might make a choice none of you seem to comprehend.
I fully expected an echo-chamber that would jump to judge and condemn my choice. You’ve all mostly proven me right. What you’ve failed to do is ask why I purchased the truck, what my motivations were, and what the alternatives could be for my use case. I’ve already done that assessment clearly and stand by my choice. But if you hope to transition society away from these vehicles, you have to understand the needs and discuss solutions. It’s much easier to just hate things and throw stones but that’s what children do.
The attitude of this community is no better than a rabid Trump community. You ostracize those who are willing to talk to you with no real agenda but providing context and insight. I’d expect nothing less from a fringe social media of basement dwelling weirdos, but I mostly like it here and share in the goal of decentralized / open source social media. Truck owners are a much larger group in the real world than your little corner of Lemmy. Try having a conversation next time. Proudly voted blue by the way.
I once saw this community shitting on people that were literally saying “I wish they would make single row seat smaller trucks like they used to”
Like that’s LITERALLY what this sub wants. Making fun of anybody who owns any truck without considering what they use it for doesn’t get people to stop getting trucks, it just makes people dislike the anti car movement.
I don’t love trucks but I love this reply, 100%