• @Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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    22 days ago

    Nowadays I use my pickup for work, but when I bought it, it was simply for fun - not for any practical reason. There’s not much more to it. They look cool, they’re fun to drive, and they make you feel like you’re operating a machine, not just something meant to get you from point A to point B.

    You’re just not the kind of person who’s into that - and that’s fine. You probably aren’t into playing the flute either, but I doubt you’d say you “don’t get it” or that it’s dumb.

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      22 days ago

      As a non- flute player, other people playing the flute improves my life. Non-essential trucks take up more space on the road and hurt the environment more than alternatives, for absolutely no reason.

      • @Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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        But this thread wasn’t about what you feel morally superior about compared to others, so I’m not sure what your reply has to do with anything I just said. We’re discussing not understanding the hype around something and that’s what I was responding to.

            • @nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz
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              622 days ago

              What about excuse? I haven’t edited my comment, and I didn’t mention excuses. Did you reply to the wrong comment? Or do you think justifications and excuses are the same thing?

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                22 days ago

                It’s a saying - it just rhymes better than “explanation is not justifying.” You know what I meant. I gave an explanation for why some people do what they do, and you responded as if I were justifying it, which I wasn’t.

                Had you used the word excuse, that would at least suggest I acknowledge something is bad but am still okay with it - which would be closer to how I actually feel about it. But saying I’m justifying it implies I think it’s right, reasonable, or morally acceptable, which completely misrepresents both my view and the intention of my post.

                • @nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz
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                  622 days ago

                  Interesting, I actually didn’t know what you meant. This extra context about your feelings didn’t come through in your initial comment about trucks. It does read as a justification to me.

                  I’m afraid we’re about to head into pedantics now, so I’ll leave you here. Enjoy your truck.

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      22 days ago

      feel like you’re operating a machine

      Funny because I’m assuming your truck has an automatic transmission. Try getting a very cheap, small car with manual transmission and tell me what feels more like driving a machine to you 😏 . The cheaper the better, because all those electronic aids like lane assist, traction control, adaptive cruise control, etc are just disconnecting you from the actual metal.

      I rented a small base model Peugeot 108 when on holiday on Crete a few weeks back. Nothing more exhilarating than taking that go-kart onto a mountain road: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl3a-LWS_kE

      But honestly, thanks for the comment! I’m happy to learn why people like them so much!

      • @Opinionhaver@feddit.uk
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        322 days ago

        I’m assuming your truck has an automatic transmission

        It’s almost 20 years old and doesn’t have automatic anything.

        • Angel Mountain
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          322 days ago

          Then I haven’t said anything, but you’re also not the person I was writing about 😉