I'd be really interested in reading, if it exists, any research on why cars make otherwise normal peoples' brains turn to mush. - ThreadSky

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draglikepull.bsky.social • 2 days ago

I'd be really interested in reading, if it exists, any research on why cars make otherwise normal peoples' brains turn to mush.

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jlroberrts.bsky.social•2 days ago

People get emboldened because unless you really go nuts, there are no consequences for your actions. People know which liberties they can take and it pisses others off and the cycles turns into madness

themightymad.bsky.social•2 days ago

I am reading this. While he sometimes shows flashes of Libertarianism, his rationale is pretty thought-provoking.

Also highly recommend his Shop Class as Soulcraft.

kitsparks.bsky.social•2 days ago

my theory is when people get in the driver’s seat of a car they mentally become the car

draglikepull.bsky.social•2 days ago

That's why cars get cartoon faces like this when someone is driving them.

kitsparks.bsky.social•2 days ago

yeah

kitsparks.bsky.social•2 days ago

someone else shares my theory!

dagmar27.bsky.social•2 days ago

Maybe start here? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240306-motonormativity-the-bias-that-stops-us-seeing-driving-clearly

mo-rice.bsky.social•2 days ago

Traveling at 80km/hr is monotonous, but also an extremely dangerous thing we do every day and has been trivialized in our mind, but still engages our flight or flight adrenaline response simultaneously.

leafer1984.bsky.social•2 days ago

oh you're going to need to elaborate on this

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