As a note about the “symbology of freedom” when it comes to cars it I think comes down to American centric shit again. When I lived in small town USA where there is nothing to do but meth and everyone knows everyone else’s business the dream of packing your shit in a backpack and getting into the car and driving 4 hours away feels like freedom. You can go to a city or town and get away from it all.
Now you can do the same in Europe on a train but that won’t sell cars so…
You can even see it in American car ads. There are two kinds of cars - the commuter, which focuses on luxury and style, and the “get away from your life” car, the SUVs you stick your camping gear in and go to the middle of nowhere to get away from your shitty life and experience nature in.
Cars are a symbol of freedom because there is no transportation options, so not having one feels like prison
When I lived in small town USA where there is nothing to do but meth and everyone knows everyone else’s business the dream of packing your shit in a backpack and getting into the car and driving 4 hours away feels like freedom. You can go to a city or town and get away from it all.
That’s mainly because they quit running passenger service on those train tracks running through town 50 years ago.
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As a note about the “symbology of freedom” when it comes to cars it I think comes down to American centric shit again. When I lived in small town USA where there is nothing to do but meth and everyone knows everyone else’s business the dream of packing your shit in a backpack and getting into the car and driving 4 hours away feels like freedom. You can go to a city or town and get away from it all.
Now you can do the same in Europe on a train but that won’t sell cars so…
You can even see it in American car ads. There are two kinds of cars - the commuter, which focuses on luxury and style, and the “get away from your life” car, the SUVs you stick your camping gear in and go to the middle of nowhere to get away from your shitty life and experience nature in.
Cars are a symbol of freedom because there is no transportation options, so not having one feels like prison
That’s mainly because they quit running passenger service on those train tracks running through town 50 years ago.
Fair, from that perspective it does make sense.