Will it be gas pricing causing cars to be just too expensive for us prols to afford to drive, or will something else entirely? :thonk: minimal lathe stepping away from in this thread please :posadist-nuke: :marx-goth: The volcel emergency services will be standing by.

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    3 years ago

    This is the closest take, because thinking that people are going to voluntarily stop driving is just silly. Gas prices could be sky high and people will find a way. It's gonna take physical world-on-fire hurdles to put an end to independent driving... and even then.

    • americandeathdrive [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      NICE name, I was thinking maybe we would just end up in a situation where gas gets expensive so people have to use our shitty Public transport and then we just end up with workplace apartments that make commuting a thing of the past. But in the worst way possible naturaly

      • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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        3 years ago

        lol thanks. Nah, what'll happen is that we'll end up with mad max versions of UberPool; Big SUV rolling coal motherfuckers or Cybertruck drivers asking for five stars for getting you through the wasteland with minimal casualties. Pretty sure that might another Stephenson scenario. Fall: Or Dodge in Hell had a similar reality. Hate how prophetic he is while still subscribing to the ideologies that will take us there.