Lee Duna@lemmy.nzcake to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoGen Z is choosing not to drivewww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1327arrow-down119cross-posted to: general@lemmy.basedcount.comtechnology@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1308arrow-down1external-linkGen Z is choosing not to drivewww.newsweek.comLee Duna@lemmy.nzcake to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square107fedilinkcross-posted to: general@lemmy.basedcount.comtechnology@lemmy.worldfuck_cars@lemmy.ml
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoThe Internet replacing the need to go places (e.g. chatting on social media vs. hanging out in a dead mall) probably helped too.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoYou also have ride hail services that weren’t available a generation ago. You can get places in a car without owning a car.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months agoTrue enough. Cruisin, video gaming on split screen, and malls got replaced by social media and online gaming with voicechat.
The Internet replacing the need to go places (e.g. chatting on social media vs. hanging out in a dead mall) probably helped too.
You also have ride hail services that weren’t available a generation ago. You can get places in a car without owning a car.
True enough. Cruisin, video gaming on split screen, and malls got replaced by social media and online gaming with voicechat.