I am not a fan for big trucks. To begin with, many where I live aren't used for work; they're a status symbol, a 'Look at me. Aren't I cool.'* When I see a truck with rust and it's clearly a working truck, I'm a fan, but I'm also a fan when I see a new truck, and it's also filled with tools.
I'm also against big trucks because they're killers. If I stand next to a new truck, the hood is often above or at my shoulders. Statistics prove that when hit with one like that, accidents can turn fatal. Think about it: with hoods below or at the waist, a person can flip onto the hood, but when so high there's no place to go but under. Look it up. It's true.
But, today reading a New York Times interview on Democrats and what they need to do differently,* I saw a different perspective. and it made sense. The kicker though? Note that when talking about having a truck, they mention going to work. It's a status symbol, yes, but it's used not only for that, but for work and vacation and yes, as a way of saying, that they're doing all right.
So, I'm expanding my thoughts of why people have them (sort of, since, again, they're used for work), but the second? Can't budge on that.
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** A good article on that topic and I recommend reading it, but not what this post is about.
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