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Ya these threads might as well be AI generated

  • small dick body shaming comments

  • trucks need to fit a full size plywood comments

  • something about only people in construction should be allowed trucks comments

I already blocked fuckcars to avoid this brainless discussion. As someone who lives in the middle of nowhere it makes me think all city people are morons lol

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I live in the country and my next door neighbor has two trucks that he alternates commuting 40 minutes into the city for a job that doesn’t require a truck. Never see them used for anything else. That just oozes smart to me.

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Where I live on Vancouver Island you need a 4x4 and a truck makes the most sense because 4runners are too expensive

Also because it literally never stops raining it’s useful to have a place to put wet things outside of the cab

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because 4runners are too expensive

Because those are the literal only two types of 4x4 in existence, right? Smaller cars don’t ever have 4x4 capability

Also because it literally never stops raining it’s useful to have a place to put wet things outside of the cab

Plastic liner or bin in the trunk. Bonus that it won’t keep getting more wet

I love seeing people insecure as fuck because hey actually know deep down they don’t need the truck, so they come up with “reasons” they need it

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This is the kind of nuance Lemmy isn’t prepared for. You either hate trucks, or fuck you

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I live in the sticks too and most of my neighbours have trucks. Know why? Because they need them. I don’t look at a truck sitting in a driveway and sit in a bubble of self righteousness thinking how dumb they are for owning a truck. I let them own a truck, assume they need it, think nothing of it, and move on with my life, because it doesn’t affect me.

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But why do they need them? Because usually they don’t actually, they just think they do. I also live out in the sticks, I’m two hours away from the nearest actual real town. But I’m literally driving a smart Fortwo, with its short wheelbase I don’t have to worry about ever getting high centered on anything it dirt drives real good with the lift springs and the quatrac tires, when i need 2x4s or plywood I’ve got a scion XB with a roof rack i can shove pretty much however many i want up there and strap em down. Decent pulling with a hitch as well. Had To lift kit it up a bit as well but not too bad.

If you just like having a truck that’s fine, I’m just tired of people saying they NEEED them because it’s almost always false. Now, if you live in swamp land, have no road, and need mud tires (no not AT tires, MT tires) and 4-wheel then sure. But most people don’t even in the sticks.

Hell even in snow, dedicated winter tires keep the xb/smart going strong in all but the absolute worst conditions that you probably shouldn’t be in even with 4x drive

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Same, I just assume they want it instead.

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“Everyone’s use case is perfectly identical and can be addressed by high-density urban living and public transportation” seems to be a common one as well.

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Lots of idealists, not many realists.

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Fuck cars was the first thing I banned coming to this site. I swear that whole community is just brain dead people who are terminally online.

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I thought I was the only one. That community is dumb as hell and is probably doing more harm to the bike movement than it does good for the anti-car movement. This is coming from a cyclist who would love to see more bike centric infrastructure.

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Agree. Fuck cars ≠ pro bike.

I would absolutely kill for better bike infrastructure in my area as well. Thankfully, we have a pretty progressive local council that is pushing for more bike infrastructure, but it’s a long process, and as of now, pretty dangerous to be riding a bike next to a main road.

Stay safe out there friend.

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