this post was submitted on 28 May 2024
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What I'm about to type might come as a nitpick and missing the point so let me say this upfront: This post is very much true. Cars have gotten way too big and the loopholes in government laws and environmental regulations that allow this shit to happen need to be closed. Consumers should also be smarter and more diligent with their purchases.
With that said, there's a small disparity with the car example. The car on the left (BMW 3 Series E30, I think) would be classified as a sedan. The car on the right (BMW X series, don't know which specifically) would classified as an SUV, more specifically the (abysmal) crossover category.
They are the typical cat that sells in the time it's build. The phones are technically a dumb phone Vs a smart phone and no-one said anything
Because there are still a lot of cars being made and sold. They're a big part of every manufacturer's product line. How many new dumb phones were released in the past 2 years?