A Boring Dystopia

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Forget Netflix, Volkswagen locks horsepower behind paid subscription (www.autoexpress.co.uk)

submitted 4 weeks ago by kirk781@discuss.tchncs.de to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] sawdustprophet@midwest.social 23 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

What about the used car market?

"Please purchase a public road pass for multiplayer access"

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

They already do this, it's called tolls

[–] ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah but VW needs it's share too. Stop being so greedy!

[–] Saledovil@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

Here's an interesting graphic: https://fiets.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cost_of_commute-1024x713.jpg

It states that for every dollar you pay to drive your car, society pays 9.20$. Implications being that if driving a car wasn't subsidized, the costs would be 10 times as big.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

License, registration, insurance… plenty of fees before you get to pull a car into traffic.