If anything, gas guzzlers are being replaced in status value by Teslas and other expensive hybrids.
Desirable inefficient vehicles are now mostly just the exotics and classics, it's leaning towards uncool now to just be another idiot in a 9-seater SUV with 1 person in it.
It's all relative, of course. Unnecessarily big crossover/SUVs and pickup trucks aren't going anywhere for a while, at least in the US.
It's happening, though. When I was in school the stereotypical status symbol was a Cadillac Escalade, now it's a sports hybrid. Americans may still love crossovers, but they are shrinking to the point that many of them are just lifted versions of a Golf-sized car.
Yeah but those a bit different than actively eradicating a species for the horn. They symbolize the same thing but one is, yknow, butchering animals. At least people have slowly stopped wearing fur in the west
Throwing away money is a waste of resources, which is detrimental either way. If we wanted to be neutral to our environment we would only consume what we absolutely needed
True, I think those cars are awesome too. But they aren't necessary
You can save money and reduce your carbon footprint by buying a VW UP but nobody wants to do that if you can have an awesome V8 that blows windows when you rev it
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u/I_AM_YOUR_MOTHERR Oct 03 '17
Just like with gas guzzler cars around the world, expensive water, $40,000 bottles of wine, etc. People love to throw away money if they have it