• @AngryCommieKender
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    1411 months ago

    It was more military focus than car focus. While in uniform the military isn’t/wasn’t supposed to run errands essentially, so they couldn’t get out of their cars. McDonald’s introduced the drive thru so that soldiers could grab a bite to eat without exiting their vehicles. Not that that is any better, just the reason that the first ones were even a thing.

    Everyone else installing the things is definitely car-centric.

    • @grue
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      911 months ago

      Damn, that’s the worst unintended consequence since employer-provided healthcare.

      • @AngryCommieKender
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        011 months ago

        Employer provided healthcare happened under the Nixon administration, so this happened before that in the 50s