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Gas price increase was announced and now there's lines of people at the gas stations waiting for hours to fill up their tank for 5 bucks less than they'd have to pay tomorrow.

Lmao humans
 
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No plans or anything, was just going off an idea Ichi told me about. So I am open to suggestions.
 
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kakashi19283 said:
Gas price increase was announced and now there's lines of people at the gas stations waiting for hours to fill up their tank for 5 bucks less than they'd have to pay tomorrow.

Lmao humans
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I'd think for some families, having 5 bucks more would mean a lot.
 
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QuickZilver708 said:
I'd think for some families, having 5 bucks more would mean a lot.
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If 5 bucks is that much for you, you shouldn't have a car.

(And don't say they need one to get to work, these gas stations I'm talking about are all in the capital, not somewhere in the countryside, so they all have public transportation available... and we're a small ass country, you can go from one side of the capital to the other on an electric scooter easily lol)

This was just a classic example of herd mentality and media insanity.

(Not to mention the gas station pics show people smoking (shouldn't be wasting money on that if you're that broke), people having old BMWs/Audis (shouldn't be buying a 15 year old luxury car that costs 2k just to replace the AC if you're that broke... but of course they have to impress their friends with their leased car))

So many things wrong. xD
 
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kakashi19283 said:
If 5 bucks is that much for you, you shouldn't have a car.

(And don't say they need one to get to work, these gas stations I'm talking about are all in the capital, not somewhere in the countryside, so they all have public transportation available... and we're a small ass country, you can go from one side of the capital to the other on an electric scooter easily lol)

This was just a classic example of herd mentality and media insanity.
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I was speaking in general. In America, for example, you actually more often than not need a car for the public transport is non existent or the roads don't have bike lanes or aren't even equipped to allow people to walk to work.

My comment was simply that for some every cent counts, that's why I'd never generalize such a thing. Are the majority of those people in line actually there for what you commented? Probably, and the chances that the majority of those in line are simply that are far greater than the opposite.

But as someone who has grown up under the care of a single parent, I cannot emphasize more that in some places or situations car dependency is a real thing and therefore every buck counts.

Also, I have major déjà vu vibes for some reason lol. Feel like we've had this conversation before :LOL:
 
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QuickZilver708 said:
I was speaking in general. In America, for example, you actually more often than not need a car for the public transport is non existent or the roads don't have bike lanes or aren't even equipped to allow people to walk to work.

My comment was simply that for some every cent counts, that's why I'd never generalize such a thing. Are the majority of those people in line actually there for what you commented? Probably, and the chances that the majority of those in line are simply that are far greater than the opposite.

But as someone who has grown up under the care of a single parent, I cannot emphasize more that in some places or situations car dependency is a real thing and therefore every buck counts.

Also, I have major déjà vu vibes for some reason lol. Feel like we've had this conversation before :LOL:
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Can confirm. Live in America, live paycheck to paycheck, and gas budgeting is a very annoying occurrence and we need a car.
 
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QuickZilver708 said:
I was speaking in general. In America, for example, you actually more often than not need a car for the public transport is non existent or the roads don't have bike lanes or aren't even equipped to allow people to walk to work.

My comment was simply that for some every cent counts, that's why I'd never generalize such a thing. Are the majority of those people in line actually there for what you commented? Probably, and the chances that the majority of those in line are simply that are far greater than the opposite.

But as someone who has grown up under the care of a single parent, I cannot emphasize more that in some places or situations car dependency is a real thing and therefore every buck counts.

Also, I have major déjà vu vibes for some reason lol. Feel like we've had this conversation before :LOL:
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Oh for sure, I agree.

I was just commenting on the specific situation in our country, with the size of our capital city, and the practically free and super well established public transport, and those photos and circumstances. xD

The photos showed a bunch of people waiting in line at the gas station, even interviews with those people, and they were smoking cigarettes, had watches on, and they were putting gas in 15+ year old BMW series 5s and Audi A 6s and shit, while complaining about the politicians. Just absurd. xD If you saw the videos and understood their words, you could almost feel how indoctrinated they were. Straight from the news and out their mouth. xD
 
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kakashi19283 said:
Oh for sure, I agree.

I was just commenting on the specific situation in our country, with the size of our capital, and the practically free and super well established public transport, and those photos and circumstances. xD

The photos showed a bunch of people waiting in line at the gas station, even interviews with those people, and they were smoking cigarettes, had watches on, and they were putting gas in 15+ year old BMW series 5s and Audi A 6s and shit. Just absurd. xD
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Yeah, that'd infuriate me as well, no doubt about that. :LOL:

Like if I were to live in a city like that, I don't think I'd ever go for a driving licence lol.
 
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