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A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us. (slate.com)
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[–] freebee@sh.itjust.works 20 points 8 months ago (1 children)

That it's a arms race doesn't make it better for society as a whole. It sucks.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago

Agreed.

But also? I care a lot more about me and my loved ones than a nebulous "society". And I am not going to drastically increase risk to me and my partner in the interest of standing on principle*. Especially when "society" continues to get giant pickup trucks on lift kits with fucking spikes for bumpers.

*: Although, I WILL be one of those weirdos who does a LOT of research on fuel economy and efficiency so that I can feel better about technically driving an SUV.