Column: Americans have forgotten how to behave. And it's time to stop blaming the pandemic (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Yuritopiaposadism@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Not reasonable, perhaps, but theoretically understandable. The escalating price of just about everything implies an increase in value that, in most cases, is not delivered. So some folks simply create their own perks — giving vent to rage or breaking traditional rules of social conduct (i.e., doing whatever the hell they want.)

If you feel you are paying VIP prices, you may well expect to be treated like a VIP.

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[-] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago

I've got an old fleet vehicle with a governor on it. Doesn't go over 63. I get on the highway and just sit in the right lane while the world passes me by. It's incredibly less stressful than trying to keep up with the flow of traffic while people weave in and out around you.

[-] SuperZutsuki@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

This is what I do, too. Get up to 60 and set the cruise control. At 60 I get ~35mpg vs 80 (typical speed for everyone else) at ~25mpg. Then there's the people with lifted trucks flooring it going 95-100 who probably get less than 5mpg. And they haven't seemed to decrease in number despite the price of gas doubling in the past two years. I can't understand being so into machismo that they spend $25+/day on gas.

[-] SpiderFarmer@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

I feel you, but in the opposite way. Having to drive an aging pick-up truck with a tank full of sloshing pesticide and a rough drive over 70 mph in Chicago traffic was a nightmare.