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Is anyone else tired of the doom posts on Lemmy? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by DichotoDeezNutz@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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When scrolling Lemmy (compared to reddit in the past), all I see is doom and gloom / news. I don't see interesting conversations or comments to read.

Occasionally I'll find something, and I've been contributing more, but there's just so much doom that it fills my feed.

I've had to unsubscribe from many communities bc it's just doom news reposts..

Is it just me?

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[-] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Having to own one to be able to do anything but stay home isn't the same as being more than happy to own one.

Get some Not Just Bikes up in yo head.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 5 points 8 months ago

Car culture is still very much alive and well among zoomers and millenials. Your generalization doesn't represent the reality. I'd say that around half of my male friends like owning a car. The rest of them either cant afford owning one or don't want to because they live in a big city. Even those are more than happy to drive around with one they borrowed from their parents.

[-] robotica@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

I couldn't find any reasonable statistics or survey data talking about whether people prefer cars or other modes of transport and why, but the general theme amongst Gen Z in particular is ecological awareness and sustainability, so it wouldn't make sense for a lot of those people to drive cars just because they prefer the car itself, other than being able to get around places quickly or feeling safe on the street etc.

[-] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

the general theme amongst Gen Z in particular is ecological awareness and sustainability

That's the difference between stated and realized preferences. If I were to answer a poll I'd say those things are important to me aswell but I still drive a diesel truck. Just because a person says something is important to them it doesn't mean every aspect of their life is going to reflect that.

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