▲ 780 ▼ Gen Z is cooking more and shopping less as they struggle to achieve financial success (fortune.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Sir_Kevin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 years ago (2 children) Small vehicles aren't sold in the US anymore. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just like small phones permalink fedilink source parent [–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Largely because there is such little demand for them relative to huge vehicles. How else will Bob and Beth show off how deeply serious they are as people without a massive truck and SUV that they actually use for their intended non-urban purpose maybe once a year? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TransientPunk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* That simply isn't true. We have laws in the US that dictate fuel economy relative to the size of the vehicle. Car manufacturers realized that they could make bigger vehicles rather than make them more fuel efficient. That's the real reason our cars are so bloated permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just like small phones permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Largely because there is such little demand for them relative to huge vehicles. How else will Bob and Beth show off how deeply serious they are as people without a massive truck and SUV that they actually use for their intended non-urban purpose maybe once a year? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TransientPunk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* That simply isn't true. We have laws in the US that dictate fuel economy relative to the size of the vehicle. Car manufacturers realized that they could make bigger vehicles rather than make them more fuel efficient. That's the real reason our cars are so bloated permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TransientPunk@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* That simply isn't true. We have laws in the US that dictate fuel economy relative to the size of the vehicle. Car manufacturers realized that they could make bigger vehicles rather than make them more fuel efficient. That's the real reason our cars are so bloated permalink fedilink source parent