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Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine by cherry_tree on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @11:16PM (#39926192)
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.

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Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine by ethbr1 on Thursday April 04, 2024 @01:29AM (#39926871)
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.

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Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine by cherry_tree on Friday April 05, 2024 @11:02PM (#39949649)
> 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?

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Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine by 7thaccount on Thursday April 04, 2024 @05:48AM (#39928340)
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.

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Re:Plunging Pickup Truck Sales Threaten Detroit's Profit Engine by cherry_tree on Friday April 05, 2024 @10:59PM (#39949626)
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?

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