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I Build Cars For a Living. I Can’t Afford to Buy One. (youtu.be)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

While everyone should be able to afford basic necessities like a vehicle and wages need to be increased across the board, the title is weird. You can work at a factory making a thing you can't afford and not have much of a problem with that. "I build cruise liners for a living. I can't afford to buy one." would be a strange statement.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Is this video about something only large corporations can afford, or is it about something that is necessary for lots of families to have and seen as normal to buy?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Please reread my first sentence.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    How does that make your bad argument better?

    You say people should be able to afford necessities. Then you compare buying a car to buying a cruise ship. One is a necessity to many people, one is completely unrelated to people.

    Yes the argument makes no sense when you change the subject completely.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    A car is a necessity, nobody is denying that and I state as much. To be clear, I think people should be able to afford cars. I just don't think it's weird to work at a factory where you make luxury items more expensive than the average person can afford.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ok, so we can say in plain terms: a person working in a factory should be able to afford **buying a car**.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yep, and I think that would have been a better title.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But that is the title.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Mate, come on. He makes Toyotas, not super yachts. I think you're missing the point.

    I don't think his view here is "anything that I have a hand in manufacturing, I should be able to afford".

    That's not the point of this video, and it's not the mindset that anybody is espousing.

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