Do college kids even care about cars?

[G.Irish]

Well for someone living in NYC, a car doesn't make a lot of sense. A lot of expense, a lot of hassle with parking, and the driving experience simply is not enjoyable. Honestly if the totality of someone's driving is just commuting and what not I can totally see how someone can decide they don't need one. Especially if mass transit is a viable option.

If you're someone who actually enjoys the pleasure of driving or gets to drive fast, drive over things, or drive sideways, then yeah a car is a big source of happiness. But for a young person driving around an econobox, I can see why the allure isn't really there.

For the guy spending more of his money on traveling and experiences, more power to him. Being yet another yuppie with a lease on a luxury car is dumb if you can instead spend your time going places and doing things.

Chan and I actually talked about this tangentially a couple of times. Virtual reality is starting to get better than reality in some ways for some people. Videogames are often more engaging and accessible than playing that game in real life (especially when it involves blowing up shit). Social networking allows you to interact with far more people in a day than you normally could otherwise. The Internet gives people frequent stimulus and a flood of information that makes leaving the home far less necessary for the average young person. Which could eventually be the downfall of our civilization, but in the meantime I think it means that cars are just a lot lower on the totem pole for millenials.