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[โ€“] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

We definitely have an obsession for cars in North America and "EV obsession" is just an extension of that.

[โ€“] bl4kers@lemmy.ml 1 points 40 minutes ago* (last edited 39 minutes ago)

I guess it depends on how the word is used. I think of obsession as strictly a personal thing, and almost everyone I know wants 0 or 1 car because it's difficult to get around without it. I'd consider that practical instead on excessive. Though I guess you could argue wanting your one car to be bigger or more expensive is excessive

Don't get me wrong, the culture definitely favors cars over pedestrians. I just don't think I'd use the word obsessive to represent that relationship

Edit: spelling