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by heresie-dabord 300 days ago
> grey headed old men. They're the only ones that can afford them.

Yes, the economics have changed. And so has scalability.

For today's young adults, vehicle cost and total cost of ownership have made ownership of private vehicles another "shining artifact of the past." [0]

But you know what else? Populated cities have dense traffic. Racing with full acceleration to reach the next intersection's red light is obviously futile.

People are more worried about having a roof and four walls.

[0] to quote L. Cohen