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Republicans Complain That Cars Have Become Too Safe, Say It Must Be Reversed (futurism.com)

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What do you have against electric windows and locks?

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

When they were first introduced, they we optional and choosing them cost extra. Over the years they were integrated into all models and everyone had to suddenly pay extra. Zero choice.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)

To be fair, that's exactly how economies of scale and market demand works. Given the preferences of most customers, it probably costs more to make it manual than electric today.

[–] wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

We have entire generations demanding liberty to have things their own way… while allowing corporations to make all their choices regarding computing and transportation. Resist.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Slate EV defaulted to manual windows and locks, so it is cheaper. But consumers demanded electric windows.