Here I go talking about cars again but this news is truly significant.
A recent study by General Motors, that bastion of large, gas guzzling vehicles, found that 88% of women would rather date a guy who owns a fuel efficient car vs. one who drives a sports car or the latest SUV. Moreover, 45%, nearly half, of 18 - 43 year olds (the prime car buying market) state that it's a "fashion faux pas" not to drive a green car.
By now you're thinking this is just a reaction to the gas crisis, so what's the big deal? Well, the big deal is that such a survey has never happened before. Never. Even during the bad old days of oil shortages in the 1970's the "cool" cars and their drivers were the ones with Camaros or Porsches or even Cadillacs. Small cars were always seen as some sort of compromise and not a vehicle of choice.
This proves the world is changing, and that all the traditional 'values' of past years are fading away. Automakers and society in general better be ready for this huge shift, because it's coming and nothing is going to stop it. Greed, consumerism, and the rest are ultimately going to seem like relics.
Of course, all this means that flow is stronger than ever in people!
David Weber channelling The Rishis
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