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minus-squareGraphy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up37arrow-down2·edit-25 months agoFor me the appeal of a car was having somewhere private to do drugs, awkwardly make out with girls, and hide from my parents. I feel like those things are somewhat timeless?
minus-squareMoneo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down4·5 months agoAll of those things can and always have been accomplished without the use of a car.
minus-squareLemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·5 months agoDoesn’t mean it doesn’t make it easier, or make sure that when your friends are smoking you are there getting free hits and your gas money. Between the free beer, weed, and gas my shit box might have paid for itself.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·5 months agoParents force their kids to share their location, so it isn’t like the kids can hide as they used to.
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·5 months agoI’m so glad I grew up when the internet was only used by nerds like me…
minus-squareRai@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·5 months agoEven as someone who didn’t try any drugs until I was 20, I fully agree with you. But also gals and bois for me.
For me the appeal of a car was having somewhere private to do drugs, awkwardly make out with girls, and hide from my parents.
I feel like those things are somewhat timeless?
All of those things can and always have been accomplished without the use of a car.
Doesn’t mean it doesn’t make it easier, or make sure that when your friends are smoking you are there getting free hits and your gas money. Between the free beer, weed, and gas my shit box might have paid for itself.
Parents force their kids to share their location, so it isn’t like the kids can hide as they used to.
I’m so glad I grew up when the internet was only used by nerds like me…
Even as someone who didn’t try any drugs until I was 20, I fully agree with you. But also gals and bois for me.