Eugine_Nier comments on Notes on Autonomous Cars - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 27 January 2013 12:00:53AM 0 points [-]

Which would exactly be supporting my point of "I don't like / object to X, so it should be forbidden for everyone!" I could have used your sentence just the same.

At this point your argument appears to be "I and people similar to myself like to force our preferences about cars down other people's thoughts; therefore, so does everybody else". Sounds like a case of psychological projection to me.

Comment author: Kawoomba 27 January 2013 12:12:11AM -1 points [-]

If you've "seen a lot of instances of people who prefer not to drive SUVs themselves attempting to take away the rights of those who do" you seem to have observed the same pattern I did. As for the "force our preferences about cars", I do not know what you mean, since it's not a topic I'm particularly invested in. Personally, I use whatever gets me from A to B comfortably and safe, signalling be damned.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 27 January 2013 12:30:12AM 1 point [-]

Personally, I use whatever gets me from A to B comfortably and safe

I also like the as much ability to choose what point B is, not to mention, the ability to decide at B whether to go to C or back to A without planning out the whole trip ahead of time. This is why I prefer cars to public transportation.