streetfestival@lemmy.ca to Fuck Cars@lemmy.mlEnglish · edit-24 months agoThis could be humorous… but it’s actually tragiclemmy.caimagemessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11file-text
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minus-squareJilanico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoExactly. This pic is comparing apples with oranges to get a rise out of us. There are irrefutable arguments for saving the planet, we don’t need this low IQ rage bait.
minus-squarealeph@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoSedans were the default back in the 80s, now SUVs and pickups account for around 75% of all new sales (in the US, at least). So, in terms of what the average car looked like then versus now, it’s a perfectly valid comparison.
minus-squaremondoman712@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoPeople would find some way to complain no matter what cars were chosen for the comparison, but the fact is cars have been getting bigger on average.
minus-squaremondoman712@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 months ago👍 Well done. But we were talking about the cars in the picture.
minus-squareJilanico@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoThere are mobile phones in the picture too.
minus-squaremondoman712@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months ago👏 Good job. Can you tell me what else is in the picture?
Exactly. This pic is comparing apples with oranges to get a rise out of us. There are irrefutable arguments for saving the planet, we don’t need this low IQ rage bait.
Sedans were the default back in the 80s, now SUVs and pickups account for around 75% of all new sales (in the US, at least).
So, in terms of what the average car looked like then versus now, it’s a perfectly valid comparison.
People would find some way to complain no matter what cars were chosen for the comparison, but the fact is cars have been getting bigger on average.
So have mobile phones.
👍 Well done. But we were talking about the cars in the picture.
There are mobile phones in the picture too.
👏 Good job. Can you tell me what else is in the picture?