People who do not back into parking spots cannot be truly present. You have not prepared for the future, so you cannot remain in the present without anxiety.

Maybe the job should pay better then. Just saying.

This is why I set my car on fire whenever Ieave it.

Too bad OP feels that way. Eventually you have to leave. You don't have to go home but you can't stay here.

The person who backs in is a person who always knows where the exit is

Backing in allows me to be present by freeing up the part of my brain which creates anxiety for backing out.

Usually I just find somewhere that I can pull through so I don't have to reverse in either scenario ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Assuming parking spot is perpendicular to the roadway, backing in is just the correct way for a vehicle with front wheel steering. The centre of rotation is in line with the rear axle. The front needs to move through a bigger arc to line up with the spot, than the back does.

Sure you can make it work by driving in forwards, but then you need to swing way wide out first, to get the turning done (or even, god forbid, reverse back out for a second bite at the apple).

Envisualized

I back into my spot when I get home as a gift to Future Me. She's always in a hurry.

Also, as a short person driving a raised/lowered minivan (floor is lowered so the whole is raised until it kneels as the ramp comes down) with a rear camera, it's easier to back in exactly all the way than to see down over the hood.

You back into a parking spot so it's easier to leave. I back into a parking spot because I'm paranoid of people tracking my plates. We are not the same.

Yeah, that's exactly why I do it. Now you get it.

Cracked-out wall kitten ain't so wise if it hasn't considered that I never wanted to be there in the first place, so why the hell would I want to be truly present, huh?!

I only back into my parking space at home. I'll gladly spend the extra time when I'm awake in the evening if it means that I don't have to think about backing out in the morning.

With all due respect ominous wall entity, that is not universally true.

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Hard agree, can’t stand Musk-style asshat parking.

Me backing into a parking spot in Alan Wake (a horror game): "You're goddamn right I did. I want to get out of here as soon as possible."

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My gramp used to say; kid you wanna go foward in life, not backward.

I agree with the meme because damn I can’t wait to leave wherever I’m at and go home

But on a more serious level, why should you be leaving so quickly? It’s bad for the car to start it and then immediately take off.

If your gas engine car has been parked for a long time and has cooled from operating temps, you need to give it time to warm up first. Start the car and let it run for a minute. This allows time for fluids to cycle through your engine and radiator. Then you can drive, but don’t drive hard until your oil temp and coolant temp gauges rise to normal operating levels. Treat it like a workout for your body; you don’t go outside and then immediately begin sprinting. You want to start slow to warm up your muscles first.

Note: some modern cars indicate in the owner’s manual you can drive after 10 seconds from starting your car. You can listen to the manual since the engineers built your car and know it best. However, giving it sufficient time for fluids to flow through is always best. I always wait about a minute to play it safest.