The Boring Company FAQ

Re:The Boring Company FAQ by noobermin on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @08:52AM (#14357901)

While this article[0] demonstrates that numbers have improved slightly for actual car ownership as millenials age, it still contains other tidbits and statistics (like the having driver's license by 18 stat at 60% vs. 80% in 1980) that reflect views on car ownership amongst millenials today.

Anecdote, I don't have a lot of mileage (pun unintended), but every girl I've ever dated did not have license, and neither do I, and I am 27. I live alone and bike and bus ride for the most part.

[0] http://www.latimes.com/business/autos/la-fi-hy-millennials-c...

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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by Touche on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @09:35AM (#14358232)

Don't make the mistake of making macro predictions based on a niche segment. I think generally people aren't "interested" in car ownership; they are interested in fulfilling their transportation needs as best as possible. Car ownership just happens to fulfill that the best right now.

There is the possibility of increased urbanization and improvements to self-driving car technology will make it economically feasible for car ownership to be unnecessary for most, but I highly doubt that happens within the millennial generation. Probably the next one.

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Re:The Boring Company FAQ by euyyn on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @12:08PM (#14359832)

I agree. I couldn't be less interested in owning a car. But in the US unless you live in certain few cities, you can't really do without one. And those cities are very expensive.

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