minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 day agoIn this example a child would be a pickup truck.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•13 hours agoi dont see how the adult pickup truck wouldn’t be a fully built one, since real children aren’t considered fully developed human beings plus the pickup truck could be called elderly when it’s parts aren’t working as well.
minus-square@UnderpantsWeevillinkEnglish3•12 hours agoThis is where the metaphor breaks down. Cars don’t reproduce through sexual activity or experience a long period of maturity.
In this example a child would be a pickup truck.
i dont see how the adult pickup truck wouldn’t be a fully built one, since real children aren’t considered fully developed human beings
plus the pickup truck could be called elderly when it’s parts aren’t working as well.
This is where the metaphor breaks down. Cars don’t reproduce through sexual activity or experience a long period of maturity.