• WoodScientist@lemmy.world
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    20 hours ago

    That sounds like an infrastructure problem. If you built roads that were only accessible by literal monster trucks, would you try to pretend that monster trucks are suddenly practical necessities instead of ridiculous extravagances? Your aunt just lives in an area where they decided that it’s OK to require people to make a big luxury purchase just in order to get around. It may be necessary to buy a big luxury in some areas, but that doesn’t mean cars suddenly become the transportation of the working class.

    You have to have to be suffering from a severe case of motornormativity to believe the clown math that a $2k purchase is a luxury while a $40k purchase is a necessity.

    • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
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      18 hours ago

      This is not the US, there are no monster trucks. It’s just a place in Spain where several towns are near each other and the factory is in-between so people go by car. We live surrounded by mountains my dude, it’s not an infrastructure choice.

      Motornormativity holy shit you really have not stepped a foot outside cities huh.

      I don’t have a car but good fucking luck telling factory workers that their car is a luxury lmao.

        • Fushuan [he/him]@lemm.ee
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          18 hours ago

          It’s not an assumption that town people in my region need a car for work 90% of the time, it’s a fucking reality of their lives. It’s you who is assuming that people can let go of their cars easily.

          Idk what I’m doing answering to you honestly, all you answered was a Wikipedia link disregarding all the realities that conflict with your argument. I hope you grow up, have a good day.