Granted, their grandfather or great-grandfather was probably a farmer or blue collar or lived in a rural area that was off-road, so it may have made sense. However, most of my neighbors are all white collar, but still drive trucks because that's just what's done. It's absolutely ridiculous.
What a perfect example of why it’s called “toxic” - because it forces men today to make decisions that aren’t otherwise optimal to protect their perceived masculinity in the face of their peers and elders.
Maybe allow them agency and accept the possibility they want one?
The whole "I know a person's motivations better than they do" thing has gotten a bit out of hand.
This was phrasing I was responding to, why are you suggesting I was speaking more broadly?
Toxic masculinity may be a thing, but I see that brought up for what seems like everything now.
Are you sure you’re not the one overloading a term?
Why "everyone has to have one"?
I dare say that "everyone" really don't know --- but they still want one.
In other words, "everyone" has been brainwashed by marketing and peer pressure and convinced to ignore their own reality and buy something they don't really need and can't really afford.
And leading them like cattle to slaughter, the auto industry has been laughing all the way to the bank.
But reality is persistent and refuses to be ignored for too long.