. The race of a voice actor doesn’t matter

. It is possible to wear yoga pants because there comfy

. You don’t need to shower everyday

. It is possible to crossdress/be gender non-conforming without being trans

. Monty Python is very overrated

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    You should have to get a special license to drive something as big as a modern pickup truck.

    And you should have to have a justifiable reason to buy and own one.

    And there should be restrictions on where they can be driven.

    Basically most people shouldn’t have pickup trucks.

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      I would go further. Most cars don’t belong in places where people live. They injure and kill people on the regular, the noise pollution causes mental and physical health problems, the light pollution disrupts sleep, the particulate pollution causes cardiovascular disease and dementia, as well as damaging ecosystems, driving adds to obesity and issues related to a sedentary lifestyle, the physical space they take leads to sprawl and ecosystem destruction, and the sprawl also bankrupts cities and towns. As well, driving in traffic just plain sucks as an activity, and makes people angry and miserable.

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      The only reason Americans started buying pick up trucks on mass is because of Tarifs put on Japanese car manufacturers in the 1970s and pick up trucks had no taxes on them suddenly became one of the cheapest and more affordable cars in the United States. Rick Wolf explained this somewhere I can’t remember where exactly.

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        There were also reduced fuel economy requirements for trucks and off-road vehicles, which contributed to the rise of SUVs.

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        It was on Volkswagen Transporter pick ups in the 1960s, in response to German taxes on imported US chicken.

        Actually, full sized pick ups are not liable to light truck tariffs, but they have no market outside of the US.

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        Love how the bed of the truck is basically the same size (if not smaller) as well so really you can’t use the excuse of needing the bigger truck for hauling stuff.

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      Id love a pickup…but it would be impractical, expensive to buy and run, the back space is basically useless cause even if you do put a cover on, the locks are crap. So I won’t be getting a pick up truck. Plus, where I live, it would go missing.

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        I‘d love to move to India again. I just don’t know how I could get a job there. I don’t have any fancy degrees.

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      Instead of trucks, this should be based on vehicle dimensions. All vehicles around the size of modern pickup trucks.

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      Its even worse in SEA. Some countries like Nam have these small dick pick-up driving shitheads but what they don’t have is America’s huge roads and streets.