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Cake day: August 26th, 2023

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  • When the economy rebounded?

    For who did the economy rebound?

    Re-do the study and check it against people’s disposable income levels. I’d be willing to bet the “birth bracket” moved to a higher income level thanks to inflation, housing, and food costs among others. Not the smart phone’s fault, it’s an economic problem. The study looked at poverty rates, but government defined poverty rates aren’t the same as the economic hopelessness felt by many even in the middle class.









  • You will have few to no choices then. Telemetry or “black box” is in pretty much every single modern vehicle. Subscriptions to Sirius, Spotify, or your heated seat (fuck you BMW) are the norm or trying to be so. A la carte options died decades ago, and then they killed the manual transmission even in halo cars.

    I feel ya, man. This is some bullshit. The only choice is to build your own car or try to keep an old one alive.






  • For the vast majority of people a car is just transportation. You go from A to B. Some might couple that with making it a bourgeoise status symbol, the expensive truck mallcruiser or BMW.

    But there are still quite a few who appreciate the actual drive.

    And you’re right. So many cars now completely insulate the driver from the road and the operation of the vehicle, like driving a couch with the TV remote.



  • Target doesn’t allow any of that in the stores, so no they can’t do that anymore than someone could light up a cigarette.

    That said, millennials didn’t just disappear when pot became legal. They can vape, smoke, dab, or whatever the heck they want right alongside everyone else.

    The important thing is that pre-Z gens can appreciate the improvements, whereas Z and after just take it for granted.