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Emotional Support Vehicles (aussie.zone)
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TranscriptionA picture of a hand holding remote car keys pointed at a white pickup truck. Below that is the text:

In the US, 75% of truck owners tow only once a year or less. Nearly 70% of them go off-road once a year or less. Additionally, 35% of truck owners haul something in their truck beds once a year or less

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[-] YeetPics@mander.xyz 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I own a cast iron pan, but I only bake 15% of the meals I cook in said pan.

I am such a huge disgrace for not needing to utilize my tools every time I cook.

Gonna go microwave something in my cast iron so I can be cool like everyone here.

[-] Liz@midwest.social 8 points 3 weeks ago

Your usage rate is like literally a hundred times that of the stats listed (assuming they're true). The vast, vast majority of truck owners would be better off with a regular car and renting a truck from Home Depot, Uhaul, or whatever local business does that sort of thing.

[-] SkyeStarfall 4 points 3 weeks ago

But do you only use your cast iron pan once a year or less?

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[-] uriel238 4 points 3 weeks ago

Your cast iron pan isn't driving you to use a shitload of extra fuel (electricity or natural gas) in this case, while it hangs on your wall waiting to be used.

But having a giant truck instead of a low-pollution economy car does exactly that. Imagine if you had to lug your cast iron pan on your back everywhere you went. (Say if we were still migratory, as a society.) Then you'd be rethinking your cast-iron pan choices, if lighter options were available.

Emotional support trucks are much like emotional support guns. The only thing they're supporting (other than facilitating rampage killers and suicides) are emotions.

TBF, because I think about this sort of thing, yes, here in the states, our boys are trained that they have to keep up manly appearances, we worship sports figures and deride intellectual prowess as super-villainy material, and these are issues for which ES Trucks and Guns (and rampage killings) are a symptom.

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[-] graycube@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

While I don't tow more than 2 or 3 times per year, I like to daydream about owning a boat. I need to be able to tow one to imagine I could own one some day.

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[-] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

We can fix the truck problem by making health insurance cover penis enlargements. If they have more of a dick maybe they will be less of a dick.

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

It compensates for penis size 100% of the time though.

[-] moppi@chaos.social 5 points 3 weeks ago

@Zagorath

My bike haul the Weekly shopping

but people tell me that I just want to show off

[-] beansbeansbeans@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

Fantastic. I'm going to start using this term.

[-] IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Why don't you post the original source for this data.

You won't because it's shitty data.

I'm going to get responses, if any, to a 2013 phone survey for 1000 people that splits users with shitty questions or a REFERENCE 2018 to a 2018 axios study but not the data because it's only sold and under copyright. Even looking at the questions I'm nearly certain OP is talking about the first.

I tow 12 times a year. But I don't go off road. Ohhhh and look now I'm contributing to your shitty mutually exclusive population splits.

You are parroting rage engagement bait and being manipulated.

Prove me wrong .

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[-] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

I'm glad to know you approve of my truck usage

[-] Cock_Inspecting_Asexual@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Why do I keep getting recommended this sub. Wtf is this place even for?? Is it hating on cars or hating on car owners??

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THIS PLACE TO BEGIN WITH???

[-] Cethin@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

It's to promote and advocate for alternatives to car dependence.

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