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Column: Americans have forgotten how to behave. And it's time to stop blaming the pandemic (www.yahoo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Not reasonable, perhaps, but theoretically understandable. The escalating price of just about everything implies an increase in value that, in most cases, is not delivered. So some folks simply create their own perks — giving vent to rage or breaking traditional rules of social conduct (i.e., doing whatever the hell they want.)

If you feel you are paying VIP prices, you may well expect to be treated like a VIP.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I have been saying this to my friends a lot. I commute about 60 miles a day...the amount of people I see driving like lunatics is just going up exponentially...and I cannot help but interpret it as a sign of the mental breakdown of society.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

My wife is sick of hearing how I feel that we need to seriously increase the difficulty of obtaining a license for these monster vehicles and expand public transit. These things are out of control size wise and I feel like big vehicles should require additional licensing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I agree. People are driving like freaks and I feel like I'm getting into near-accidents on a weekly basis now.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

This is really true. What a time to be alive (until you get killed in a car crash).