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Fuck Cars

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I often see people in the comments acting like having a fast or loud car immediately makes your dick smaller or that you have ED. And people talk about owning a car as if they've never gone above 40 MPH and are terrified to do so.

For context I live in a city with actually ok mass transit, don't own a car, and prefer to bike/take the train whenever possible. Trains, trolleys, bikes, and feet are the best forms of transportation imo.

That being said, body shaming or making fun of people with physical or mental issues (that may be no fault of their own) is just shitty. It makes this community look shitty. I hate reading comments about "loud car small dick this" or "fast car ED that". It's unnecessary. You can shit on asshole drivers without having to stoop that low. Secondly, some women enjoy cars as well; be more creative.

Finally, don't act like cars can't be fun. I'm all for phasing out the automobile and revolutionizing transport by returning to the ways of olde, but cars are fun. I understand some of you are grandparents and don't like someone revving their straight pipes mustang down your block on a Saturday morning. That's completely reasonable. But my god does this community act like you can't have fun in a car. I absolutely enjoy loud and fast and powerful cars, because that's an incredible work of engineering and it simply can be fun. Going fast can be fun. Being in a car that purrs like a lion can be fun. Going offroading or drifting or racing or anything in a car can be fun.

We won't convince people to see our side by shitting on the things they enjoy. We convince people to try and see things from our point of view by actually looking through their perspective first, and acknowledging that while cars can be fun they are not sustainable.

ETA: Some people seem to think I think public roads should still be for cars. Never did I say that. I think the appropriate place for cars is the track. I would love to convert all the roads in my city to a mixture of bike and pedestrian lanes with trolleys running down the median. But cars can be fun and a track day can absolutely be a great time.

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[–] nehal3m@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I happen to think there are some awesome cars for sale in an aesthetic sense as well as a practical one, the only thing I hate is the existence of the obligation to own one.

[–] GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

"Fuck cars" is an easy statement to make in NYC.

"Fuck cars" isn't a very serious statement to make in the middle of Oklahoma.

We all know why, which is why this is a joke sub. You can't have zero cars. The world outside of Queens isn't an endless sea of more buildings and bus stops, I'm sorry. Read a map.

[–] kalleb@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

I totally get where you’re coming from. I love driving my EV but I know I should bike more for inner-city trips. It’s easy to admit just looking at the facts.

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Always remember: when you criticize someone for a characteristic they have you criticize all members of that group whether you intend to or otherwise.

[–] zante@lemmy.wtf 2 points 1 month ago

Finally, don't act like cars can't be fun. I'm all for phasing out the automobile and revolutionizing transport by returning to the ways of olde, but cars are fun. I understand some of you are grandparents and don't like someone revving their straight pipes mustang down your block on a Saturday morning. That's completely reasonable. But my god does this community act like you can't have fun in a car. I absolutely enjoy loud and fast and powerful cars, because that's an incredible work of engineering and it simply can be fun. Going fast can be fun. Being in a car that purrs like a lion can be fun. Going offroading or drifting or racing or anything in a car can be fun.

You know where this got us, don’t you ?

When cars were first used on public roads, people had to walk in front of them waving a flag, to war people of the danger.

Every day since then, we have ceded more of the public realm, more of our heath, our safety and have put the very future of the planet at risk with idolatry of the combustion engine

This sub is a tiny pocket of resistance. A safe space for people who now now reject how society has been built around the car.

And here you are, telling us how we should act.

I think it would be best if you took you happy little “engine go vroom” stories and fucked off. And when you get there, fuck off a bit more and don’t come back.

[–] nifty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Removing comment because I feel like I am just contributing to misinformation and I don’t want to unleash baseless speculation about a community based on a silly thought I came up with as a joke, and not a serious point.

Edit to add clarification

[–] SlippiHUD@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Tone Policing peoples anger, in a community specifically made for them to express their rage seems like a lame thing to do.

[–] jaredwhite@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Yeah, I don't care for the those kinds of jokes. However, I care for tone policing even less. Maybe the occasional comment like "ok buddy, maybe that one went a bit far" is fine, but now we're having a entire thread about it and now I'm spending my time commenting on this instead of commenting on what is actually a Big Deal which is that cars in urban settings suck monkey balls.

(sorry monkeys!)

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 month ago

There is always an element on any social media trying to police language of others.

Human nature I guess alogn with sucking too much corporate dick

[–] erev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I'm not arguing against that last point at all. See the edit for my stance. I'm not trying to tone police — people are understandably and justifiably angry about the prevalence of cars as am I. But there seems to be a common undercurrent in this community that cars are just the pinnacle of evil and their existence must end. I'm just pushing against that because while I would love if cars weren't used in my city, I'd still like for there to be a track to enjoy these marvels of engineering.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca -4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Maybe you want a community that isn't fucking called "fuck cars". Seriously. If you don't like it, that's a you thing. Nobody is making you come here.

Edit: With you on body shaming, same as I would about homophobia or classism. But that's ancillary to the point you're making.

[–] drkt@lemmy.dbzer0.com -5 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I absolutely enjoy loud and fast and powerful cars,

Cool! You won't mind if I go spin up a diesel generator upwind of your house then, right?

I just really enjoy diesel generators and your opinion on my noise and air pollution shouldn't weigh heavily on the scale of what I'm allowed to do. It's only fair!

I'm sorry bro but if I have to listen to your fucking ICE going up and down my otherwise quiet street at all hours of the day then I am allowed to call you small dicked. If you are offended by this, I will assume it true.

Go to a fucking race track and leave the rest of us out of your dumb hobby.

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