• DrMango@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Imagine being so braindead that “going for a drive” is a legitimate form of entertainment that you get excited about.

    • johnlsullivan2@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      I get the sentiment but have you ever driven a fun car on a beautiful night? Driving a topless Jeep through the twisty highway in the redwoods of Northern California or a Camaro through the wide open Nevada desert? High schoolers driving their bro dozer around town in circles, yeah, I get that.

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        1 year ago

        This but motorcycles for me. Cars with the windows down are a limp substitute for hitting the bottom of a hill in a fall or spring morning on a motorbike.

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      1 year ago

      Other people don’t enjoy the same things I do! Harrumph!

    • Steak@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Obviously you’ve never went for a good ole drive before

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      1 year ago

      I (maybe naively) believe a healthy society could find a way to build a robust public transport network and still accommodate the minority of enthusiasts who drive and work on cars for fun.

      Engineers aren’t just dry husks of people, robotically creating solutions to meet needs. The drive to create cars, planes, and motorbikes, which have significant technical overlap with trains, buses, and mobility aids, is at least partially borne from the thrill of piloting machines that extend human capabilities.