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[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (17 children)

Most people who drive cars are not mechanics. Most computer users are not also computer engineers; they don't want to be and shouldn't have to be.

If you want to drive your car with spare parts and tools in the back, outfitted with gloves, goggles, a scarf, and an oilcoat; you can do that. That doesn't mean that everyone else should do that. It's not 1992 anymore.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i won't rest until every driver in america is forced into a toad of toad hall cosplay for every minute they're on the road

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Anyone who is anyone has fancy driving gloves, cap, and goggles!

Oop can't forget the scarf!

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