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[–] moshtradamus666@lemmy.world 150 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Trucks are getting so stupid. The brands are smart though, they really know how to to make the most of men insecurities.

[–] SevFTW@feddit.de 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I can only recommend Our Changing Climates take on this: “Are Men Killing the Planet?”

The title is inflammatory, yes, but it’s a great video that drives home the point of masculine insecurity and a “dominance of nature” spurs a lot of the “masculine” stereotype behind trucks and SUVs.

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[–] Micromot@feddit.de 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The one comment the bot hasn't answered

[–] SevFTW@feddit.de 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Maybe I gotta say it three times?

[–] poppy@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] SevFTW@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

Yeah, I assumed as much so I just made a Beetlejuice joke

[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They've also started releasing smaller trucks recently, so things are getting better in that aspect.

[–] thejodie@programming.dev 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The masses yearn for the Ford Ranger.

[–] EatYouWell@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

The ranger is back, but it's still large. The maverick is more like the old ranger.

[–] whodoctor11@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

most of men insecurities

This could be true years ago, but nowadays the number of women buying and preferring this stupid things grows more and more.

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