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arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkNew Cars Don't All Come With Dipsticks Anymore, Here's Whywww.jalopnik.comQuilotoa@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months ago This proactive approach helps to avert potential engine damage Ah yes, the old “you’re too stupid to do anything by yourself, so we kindly prevent you from trying”
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-24 months agoTo be fair, when you drive a dangerous vehicle on a public road, you’re not only putting yourself in danger… I’m not saying that we shouldn’t ever trust people to do their own repairs, but just thought i’d play devil’s advocate
minus-squareFireWire400@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI mean, yeah, most people probably don’t know what they’re doing but does that mean that no one should be able to fix their own stuff any more?
minus-squareprole@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·4 months agoLiterally said the opposite.
Ah yes, the old “you’re too stupid to do anything by yourself, so we kindly prevent you from trying”
To be fair, when you drive a dangerous vehicle on a public road, you’re not only putting yourself in danger…
I’m not saying that we shouldn’t ever trust people to do their own repairs, but just thought i’d play devil’s advocate
I mean, yeah, most people probably don’t know what they’re doing but does that mean that no one should be able to fix their own stuff any more?
Literally said the opposite.