Message text written by Steven Newell
>Then add the social engineering component -- Americans especially don't
consider
automobile purchases based on use-value. More of a sex and self image
thing, for
whatever incredibly complex reasons [or if it's all marketing mind-control,
maybe it's not all that complex].
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That applies to many other things as well. When I look at the fashions
that come and go I can't help but wonder just how comfortable that can be.
If we did do a use-value analysis there would be a whole bunch more mass
transit in the US. No, you are right. The car we drive is a part of the
image we project and the phobias to which we are subject. Practicality
runs a distant third.
Dave
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