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		snarfy on July 14, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless ta... Cars externalize their problems. If cars internalized their problems the tailpipe would come out of the dashboard.

Aeolun on July 15, 2023 [–]

While I enjoy the imagery, the same is true for buses.

pja on July 15, 2023 | [–]

The metaphor doesn't work all well for tailpipe emissions, but the reality that cars externalise their impact is obviously true for things like congestion, the cost of road maintenance & so on.

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