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It really is pretty sad when you think about it.
They pay between 60 to 100 thousand dollars to look like tools. It's very similar to people who spend 40k+ on Harley motorcycles. No one gives a shit about their truck or bike except for them and other tools.
Having a big, loud, ugly car has always been a compensation for something. It has been known for ages.
It’s hilarious to me because it’s not even for them per se, it’s for other men and they still want to crow about “alpha” and “no homo”.
Jokes aside, it’s a pretty disgusting culture surrounding cars.
It's mostly marketing right? "Buy this thing to show you are a real tough man." "This truck can tow more than other trucks, and you'll never tow jack shit" etc
personally I think that’s half the picture.
Culture says men need to model off each other in a pack mentality, and marketing feeds off that.
Also add right wing toxicity into the mix. You need to be a "big tough guy" or people will think you might be gay. Which is the worst thing ever.
Can't buy callouses.
It drives me crazy too so I'm gonna rant back at you. I do a lot of long distance boondock camping ebike trips. After a few days out I feel tough as nails. Under the sun, covered in bike grease, fixing my own mechanical and electrical problems, riding through the rain, carrying days worth of food and water on a lightweight machine, and just doing what you gotta do to keep it rolling.
And then I see somebody cruise by in their luxury jacked up shiny truck, they slam on the accelerator as they go past to show off how fast the fossils they bought at the gas station can make them go. The thing that gets under my skin the most is that they are so dumb that I know they actually think they're tough guys just because they feel big in their little toys. That's the part that irks me. If there was any justice in this world and they could just understand how pathetic they actually are that would help a lot.
Good points, and that's probably why huffy brohards make me feel like I must have grown a vagina on my head when I'm cycling to work.