Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine
by cherry_tree on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @11:16PM
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The generational thing is called toxic masculinity.
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.
Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine
by ethbr1 on Thursday April 04, 2024 @01:29AM
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Assuming they're being forced to buy a large trunk is a big leap.
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.
Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine
by cherry_tree on Friday April 05, 2024 @11:02PM
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> you have to have one or you're a wimp.
This was phrasing I was responding to, why are you suggesting I was speaking more broadly?
Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine
by 7thaccount on Thursday April 04, 2024 @05:48AM
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Maybe. I'd probably just call it tradition though.
Toxic masculinity may be a thing, but I see that brought up for what seems like everything now.
Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine
by cherry_tree on Friday April 05, 2024 @10:59PM
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Tradition is a funny word to use for trucks which were invented within a single human lifespan of today.
Are you sure you’re not the one overloading a term?
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.