Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona...
by pavel_lishin on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @08:10PM
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I imagine that depends on the kid's age. When they're small, having a "mobile room" (I love this concept) is great - a place to store the car seat, the stroller, extra clothes, diapers, some backup formula, etc. As they get older, they need less and less accoutrements, until everything they need can fit in their pockets.
Re:Lyft says nearly 250K of its passengers ditched a persona...
by kasey_junk on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @08:13PM
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If we are casting votes, put me in the “very soon won’t own a car” camp and it’s because I have a kid.
My wife and I each gave up cars we loved because they didn’t make sense for our new kid oriented life. The econobox we have instead we both hate and will likely replace with “nothing” when it becomes cost stupid to own.
I might buy a car after that but it will be pure toy.
> the car becomes a "base"
This is the biggest divide I see when talking with people about future ownership of self-driving cars: will they consume it as an on-demand service, or will they own it outright?
Some are vehemently in the "I'd never own a car again" camp, and others say "I'll buy one right away". People with kids seem much more likely to say the latter. It's not just transportation, it's a mobile room of the house.