Re:The end of the manual transmission is near?
by domh on Thursday August 25, 2022 @08:29AM
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Yup this is what I always say. Using modern conveniences doesn't equal laziness. There's a bunch of stuff that cars do for you automatically that you wouldn't call laziness for not doing it yourself: traction control, abs, power steering, using a choke to start the car etc. I lump changing gear into this bucket.
Not just for themselves, but for others - automatics have had better fuel efficiency (less pollution) for years now.
We could even go further and say that needlessly polluting to improve the "feel" of driving is immoral.