Why doesn't she just exploit the shit out of her thoughts with high rent? Is she stupid?
Oh wait, they removed the Education Department in advanced for this.
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This is very American, in a bad way (I guess there's no good way that can be). There are so many ways you can clear your mind and driving around is easily one of the worst. It costs you money, you have a negative effect on the environment, you can easily hurt both your and others etc. It's so fucking dumb.
When the therapist tells you to go on walks, but you're American.
You should go outside more.
Sits in a car, drives to a mall. Now what?
Burning fuel just to "clear your mind" ?
Fuck you.
Going for a drive was a legit family outing 40 years ago. I don’t think personal carbon emissions were on the average mind in the 80s, as we all thought the problem would be solved with electrifying things over the next 20 years. It was a time of more trust in the government’s role in doing good - we watched CFCs get banned due to a hole in the ozone layer. I don’t think anyone expected the world’s solution to the fossil fuel problem was to bury our heads in the sand while we circle the drain.
Yeah why not? Why have a fun car to only go shopping with it? If you deem that a "legitimate interest".
I'm pretty sure you too are fucking nature up in some way or another. Got kids? Pets? Eat meat? Import bananas? Live in society? Then kindly shut up Mr. Goody mc2shoes.
If living in the forest with bare minimal ecological footprint? Sorry, I am dirt. I look up to you but am too weak to follow.
Something to focus on here is how minimal an impact it makes compared to pollution by corporations.
Feet don't exist, you cant walk or something.
Ableism much?
Ohhhhhh...
Just fuck off...
Walking is much healthier if you can.
You're talking about 'Muricans here
Just don't cross the stroad.
Not that I have experience in driving a car, but I'd guess walking would be as efficient for clearing head, if not even better.
Can't do that in the US, all they have are roads for cars
Well that's sad.
I heard of a phenomenon where babies fall asleep in cars so people used to drive around their cars to put their babies to sleep.
I know a baby's night's sleep is priceless but how much does it actually price for?
I was given a small cradle that vibrated and made a similar sort of white noise.
It was wonderful.
If you drive a reasonable mileage car of about 25-30 mpg then a quick 30 minute drive should cost about a gallon of gas. Should be enough to get the baby to sleep. So would a new parent pay $5ish to sleep? If they have the money absolutely.
Of course once you start getting into the stupidly large vehicles that are 12 mpg the math starts to shift
That's so weird to wrap my head around, over here we use a reversed ratio for mileage: number of liters per 100km. So the lower the number, the better the mileage
I was one of those babies, my mom would call my dad (divorced) to drive me around the block to make me fall asleep. I did not get my license until I was 45, the first time I took a drive just for fun, I instantly felt the calmness envelope me. It's like all my troubles were staying quiet suddenly. I have AuDHD and the motion and concentration on outside stuff has such a calming effect it's crazy. If I could I would spend my days driving around. Unfortunately driving jobs don't pay well.
Long haul truck drivers can make good money, especially if you own the truck.
When I was a parent of a child that fit that age group, I'd have easily spent $5-10 some nights... exhaustion is real.
My kid didn't really fall asleep THAT easy though.
Apparently my sister would often scream all night until she was taken for a car ride. We were poor, too, so gas was precious even back then. Remember--our cars got under 20mpg. It added up quickly.
20mpg is 11,7 l/100km which is double that of a "normal" car
I assume that’s a US mpg to L/100km it looks more generous than my average 12.7L/100 on a VR6 VAG engine, it’s doing about 22 UK mpg. (35UK/30US on the motorway/highway)
I think it's the even roar aka white noise
Unpredictable rocking motion as well
I bought myself a really good bicycle and now bike around instead. I get to burn calories at the same time as I clear my mind.
Get into a forever video game. Those are great for clearing your mind.
You might end up spending just as much money if it has microtransactions but at least you wont be directly hurting the environment.
I ride my ebike instead.
This. Instead of looking at asphalt and sucking in fumes, I ride my bike into one of the several nature reserves a few minutes from my house. Nothing but fresh air and the sound of birds singing.