Probably not too unpopular here.

Standing waiting for the bus in my city with decent transit and I have 2 trucks rev their engines loudly past me, another one letting just clouds of pollution, watching people driving who aren’t paying attention and several people blowing cutting last second through a light. All in just 3 minutes by a small corner with light traffic.

Made me think how cars are inherently selfish. People don’t want to be around others (the fear aspect), so they drive their own bubble around. In addition to that, some go out of their way to make their cars even worse to people outside of them.

No wonder we can’t move away from them. They are a definition of our own culture

  • @MrJameGumb
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    010 months ago

    People don’t want to be around others (the fear aspect), so they drive their own bubble around. In addition to that, some go out of their way to make their cars even worse to people outside of them.

    That seems pretty personal to me…

    • @SpaceNoodle
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      610 months ago

      And yet, I was somehow able to not take it personally despite my having similar reasons for needing a car as you.

    • ScrubblesOP
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      310 months ago

      If you’re taking that personally then I would really look inwards, and ask yourself why you took that as a personal insult.

      • @MrJameGumb
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        110 months ago

        Sure, I’ll get right on that 😉

        • ScrubblesOP
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          -510 months ago

          I mean now I’ll say you’re being selfish for not even trying to understand the point I’m trying to make.

          • @MrJameGumb
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            310 months ago

            Dude… Your post explicitly stated that all car owners are selfish people who only care about maintaining their personal “bubble”, and according to your own words this was based entirely on two trucks that drove past you at a bus stop. Perhaps I would have a better understanding of what you meant if you actually said what you meant instead of a blanket statement condemning every car owner in existence as a selfish asshole…

            I rarely drive my car. I walk to the stores near me whenever that is an option.

            You are the one who posted a personal attack and then immediately started backpedaling