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Innovation makes useful things smaller - overconsumption makes them bigger and more meaningless (norden.social)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by MrMakabar to c/degrowth

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[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How is an SUV more meaningless than the sedan?

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 9 points 5 months ago

I can cram into my ancient 80s civic hatch almost the same stuff my friend's dad can put in whatever model giant suv he has. my friend has a small pickup that can carry more. The bigger vehicle is not any more comfortable, smells like plastic and fake leather, and it's a mystery how that man makes the jump in and out of the vehicle with knees worse than mine because I have a hell of a hard time when I help them move stuff. Its also so damn high so getting heavy stuff in sucks big time. Not everyone wants a forklift to load their car.