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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by marcusestes on Thursday August 25, 2022 @04:13AM (#32590991)
Disagree. Because the utility is seldom fully utilized in an urban environment, they are nearly pure fashion. They serve as a signaling mechanism the same way that a pair of Gucci loafers do, just for a different culture.
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by throwaway0a5e on Thursday August 25, 2022 @05:58AM (#32591634)
>Because the utility is seldom fully utilized in an urban environment, they are nearly pure fashion.

Utilization of private vehicles scales with income, not with population density. HN just all tends to live in "nice" places so they never see people using their vehicles to the max. This is true for all vehicle classes, not just pickup trucks.

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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by JoBrad on Thursday August 25, 2022 @08:25AM (#32592765)
Maybe selective utilization of private vehicles is linked to income, but in many parts of the US, a car is a necessity.
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by lupire on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:21AM (#32593352)
Parent is making a (unclear and dubious) comment about how much each vehicle is used, not how many people own vehicles.
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by bambax on Thursday August 25, 2022 @04:30AM (#32591117)
They serve as a signalling mechanism all right; they signal that their owner has no taste, and doesn't care.
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by branon on Thursday August 25, 2022 @08:38AM (#32592895)
Similar to how your comments signal that you have a weird personal vendetta against pickup trucks?
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by Retric on Thursday August 25, 2022 @07:34AM (#32592302)
Just like every generation’s thinks the next generations music sucks, this reaction is intended.

Fashion is about signaling not whatever you happen to agree with.

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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by hwestiii on Thursday August 25, 2022 @07:49AM (#32592433)
how is signaling different from "whatever you happen to agree with"?
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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by Retric on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:34AM (#32593502)
Because a strong negative reaction is also a sign of fashion.

Tattoos aren’t universal, what’s acceptable for Army special forces, goths, gang members, etc are all different. So, good or bad only exists in a specific context it isn’t something that any person can judge universally. Someone really can define good as whatever pisses people like you off.

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Re:The end of the manual transmission is near? by lucidone on Thursday August 25, 2022 @09:47AM (#32593647)
Some of us need the utility of a truck (hauling a trailer for camping, hauling gear bi-weekly to a racetrack, driving through poorly maintained roads during the winter).
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