I agree with the sentiment of this post, but to be fair, you can also carry 3 or 4 passengers in the left vehicle, as opposed to only one in the right.

The main problem is the US fuel economy regulations actually encourage manufacturers to build bigger trucks and SUVs so they get classified into a category that has looser fuel economy requirements.

Thanks for pointing our the real incentives which are always some bullshit about more money and less regulations - basically the reason capitalism sucks at innovation - it doesn’t care about whats important and in some cases actively hates it

What’s important for you specifically is not what is important to the customer base writ large.

You have problems with fellow consumers that you blame on manufacturers.

Capitalism does not follow the desires of consumers, it follows the desire of shareholders.

That doesn’t even make sense in the logic you’ve presented. Shareholders want to maximize value, which means selling more things to consumers, which means selling things consumers want.

If your entire worldview falls apart at the slightest scrutiny, it may be time to re-evaluate said worldview.

When you consider that marketing is intended to manipulate consumers into thinking they want your product, it’s more about convincing people that your product has value, and that they need it, rather than selling something that consumers actually need.

You are not the arbiter on what people “need,” and people do not only purchase or consume things based on “need.”

Again, it’s time to re-evaluate the entire worldview

I never claimed to be the arbiter of what people need, but im just saying consumers dont have as much freewill as they claim when they’re actively being manipulated at every corner. Marketing is literally intended to make you feel like you need a product you didn’t previously want.