Gen Z is choosing not to drive::Less Gen Z Americans own a driver’s license than previous generations, according to consulting firm McKinsey.

  • Peppycito@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    I’m in my 40’s and only got my license 5 years ago. As well as environmental and economic reasons a big part of my refusal was power. A drivers license is the main way the state exerts power over the people. You should see a cops face when you tell them you don’t have a drivers license, they lose their biggest threat against you. In the end I had to drive for work and I try to avoid doing so at all costs.

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      10 months ago

      What can a cop do about your driving license if you’re not driving when he talks to you?

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      10 months ago

      Do you not have ID cards in your country? In Canada we have ID cards and drivers licenses that are exactly the same minus one letting you drive

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        10 months ago

        I’m Canadian and had a BYID card issued by the LCBO. But the police can’t threaten to take it away from you as a means of control.

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            10 months ago

            Almost no one did. They stopped the age of majority card at the time and there wasn’t any replacement so they made that. It only lasted a few years. It was a really fake looking and I got a lot of doubting looks from bouncers and bankers and such. It took a force of will to get it accepted sometimes.

            Now you can get a the same card as a drivers license but it’s a different colour I think.