I've lived in a big city for years now. Never seen anybody get mugged, or shot, or carjacked, despite doing activist work that often has me visiting poor minority neighborhoods.
The only time I ever really felt uneasy was when I had to walk alone at night through a neighborhood where all the businesses had bars on the windows. Worst thing that happened was a couple of people asking me for money, and they didn't give me any shit when I said I didn't carry cash.
But any time I visit the small town where I grew up there's always someone or another acting like I came back from a fucking warzone lmao
Yeah, they can't interpret a car being a burden or driving as a waste of time. Living somewhere rural means you're a car hobbyist by default.
I do have fun modifying, operating, and maintaining my primary vehicle, but it's a bicycle. So I can almost see where they're coming from. But my bike didn't cost tens of thousands of dollars and I'm not gonna explode if it crashes.
I mean you should be able to understand it. Its a hobby, and a fun mechanical one, as you do with your bike, except it gets absurdly powerful. And let me tell you, absurdly powerful cars are very fun and kick ass. Its expensive, yes, but some hobbies are.
Cars as a hobby fuckin rule. Cars as a necessity is fucked up.
Yeah I can understand having fun with cars. They go fast and some people enjoy tinkering. I was never able to get into it because being in a car makes me sick. I can handle about 30 minutes at a time before I get too dizzy to keep going.
Yeah it's also way too expensive. My car is by far the biggest money sink I have and I barely use it and it's paid off. Constantly breaking down and demanding gasoline. If it was just a toy I used to ride around on weekends, that's fine.