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[โ€“] Stillwater@sh.itjust.works 27 points 1 day ago (4 children)
[โ€“] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Because if a true, red blooded 'murican doesn't ride his pickup everywhere, the gays win.

[โ€“] JohnnyMac@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

It's Nantucket, not Oklahoma.

[โ€“] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 23 hours ago

To justify buying an excessive and unnecessary truck.

[โ€“] BossDj@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago

When they break about their fourth they go "we got to drive right up on the beach!" It sounds cool, and image is all they care about.

Benefit of the doubt, I hope some people with disabilities that couldn't typically make the trek find this situationhelpful

[โ€“] socsa@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

These are people who are compulsively attached to their cars like a comfort blanket because they've literally spent decades never going anywhere which doesn't involve being near their car. Like, they will drive to the airport, get on an airplane, and then rent a surrogate car the moment they land.