Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoGen Z is choosing not to drivewww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square104fedilinkarrow-up1318arrow-down116cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1302arrow-down1external-linkGen Z is choosing not to drivewww.newsweek.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square104fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareGraphy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down2·edit-210 months agoFor me the appeal of a car was having somewhere private to do drugs, awkwardly make out with girls, and hide from my parents. I feel like those things are somewhat timeless?
minus-squareMoneo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up32arrow-down4·10 months agoAll of those things can and always have been accomplished without the use of a car.
minus-squareLemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·10 months agoDoesn’t mean it doesn’t make it easier, or make sure that when your friends are smoking you are there getting free hits and your gas money. Between the free beer, weed, and gas my shit box might have paid for itself.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 months agoParents force their kids to share their location, so it isn’t like the kids can hide as they used to.
For me the appeal of a car was having somewhere private to do drugs, awkwardly make out with girls, and hide from my parents.
I feel like those things are somewhat timeless?
All of those things can and always have been accomplished without the use of a car.
Doesn’t mean it doesn’t make it easier, or make sure that when your friends are smoking you are there getting free hits and your gas money. Between the free beer, weed, and gas my shit box might have paid for itself.
Parents force their kids to share their location, so it isn’t like the kids can hide as they used to.