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by ksm1717 1732 days ago
Idk I drive my grandfathers old car and I think most people have at least 2 grandfathers
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rootusrootus 1732 days ago
Where did your grandfather get his car? From his grandfather?

In any case, both of my grandfathers have been dead many years. And I assure you, the last cars they owned (which were manufactured in the 60s) are not what we want on the roads today.

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ksm1717 1730 days ago
(See my response to the sibling of this comment)
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josephcsible 1732 days ago
The world's population is growing. Even if everyone's grandfathers had a magic car that lasted forever, what you describe wouldn't work for everyone.
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ksm1717 1730 days ago
Hi, my apologies, just got to your message. Implicit was my assumption that cars will be outlawed ~10 years from now, meaning we have every car that we need today. “Grandfather” was shorthand for “grandfathered in”
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josephcsible 1730 days ago
> my assumption that cars will be outlawed ~10 years from now

That seems completely baseless though.

> “Grandfather” was shorthand for “grandfathered in”

In the sentence "I drive my grandfathers old car and I think most people have at least 2 grandfathers"?

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