▲ 270 ▼ Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry (insideevs.com) submitted 2 years ago by schizoidman@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.ml 145 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/15089465 Americans Are Open To Cheap Chinese Cars. That’s 'Scary' For The Rest Of The Auto Industry
[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 121 points 2 years ago* (2 children) Everyone is broke as fuck we are open to cheap everything. People are living in literal sheds permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I wish I could afford a shed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago it's like you've never heard of roommates. If you get a third job and find a couple people, i'm sure you could afford to rent a shed permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just stop spending so much money on food. Sheds will feel bigger if you are starving to death permalink fedilink source parent [–] htrayl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, most of us are broke because we insist on ensuring that suburban mcmansions are the only places to really live. When you spend 30% on driving and 40% on housing, suddenly you are broke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Yeah that's what I don't get, people complain housing is unnafordable now, but their expectation for a house is way higher than previous generations, and squander their money on "necessities" that really aren't that. Yes, the housing market IS fucked, but by less than people make it seem like permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (2 children) I wish I could afford a shed. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago it's like you've never heard of roommates. If you get a third job and find a couple people, i'm sure you could afford to rent a shed permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just stop spending so much money on food. Sheds will feel bigger if you are starving to death permalink fedilink source parent
[–] billgamesh@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago it's like you've never heard of roommates. If you get a third job and find a couple people, i'm sure you could afford to rent a shed permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Just stop spending so much money on food. Sheds will feel bigger if you are starving to death permalink fedilink source parent
[–] htrayl@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) No, most of us are broke because we insist on ensuring that suburban mcmansions are the only places to really live. When you spend 30% on driving and 40% on housing, suddenly you are broke. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Yeah that's what I don't get, people complain housing is unnafordable now, but their expectation for a house is way higher than previous generations, and squander their money on "necessities" that really aren't that. Yes, the housing market IS fucked, but by less than people make it seem like permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 1 point 2 years ago Yeah that's what I don't get, people complain housing is unnafordable now, but their expectation for a house is way higher than previous generations, and squander their money on "necessities" that really aren't that. Yes, the housing market IS fucked, but by less than people make it seem like permalink fedilink source parent