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by a_shovel 1637 days ago
When the internet became fast enough for streaming services to be a practical alternative to cable, the surge of people dropping cable and landlines to keep only internet service were called "cord-cutters." It turned out, despite its seeming dominance, tons of people hated cable and rushed to abandon it the moment they had any other option.

My question isn't whether the same thing will happen for car ownership, or even when, but what we're all going to call the people who do it.

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I’ve not thought to make a comparison to cord cutters but this seems like an apt comparison. Car ownership is very expensive and with the current shortage of new cars and increase cost of used cars maybe their will be a higher demand for public transportation. Car cutting needs to become a thing. My wife and I recently went down to one car and I wish I could go down to 0 cars.