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  • HexagonSun@lemmy.ziptoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.worldWhy are you a car guy/gal?
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    15 days ago

    I thought cars were awesome as a kid and teenager, and couldn’t wait to pass my test. Had my license within 6 months of being old enough to drive.

    But then as soon as I went to uni I didn’t have the money for a car or a use for it in a major city.

    And then I started to view cars way more negatively due to their impact on society and the environment and never became a car guy.

    I love cars in computer games, but in real life I’m more of a “fuck cars” guy these days.


  • I’m British and quit Facebook and Instagram after Brexit.

    Once the Cambridge Analytica stuff came to light, and I realised how these platforms could be (and were being) subverted politically to spread misinformation it was the final push I needed.

    Seeing the Covid anti-vax stuff that followed only reinforced how I felt.

    I never really used twitter, and decided to leave it that was when Musk took over.

    I 99% stopped using Reddit after the 3rd party apps stuff and it became clear what their ambitions for the platform were (although I still check certain things there occasionally).