Until a bunch of assholes decide to buy up one specific part to either use for the equivalent of bitcoin mining, or reselling at absurdly high prices, so you cannot fix/upgrade your vehicle.

You’re right, they’re not cool, they’re Bitchin’

It’s a common problem in sales, and choices in general.

I have a hard time understanding how early adopters calculated this out.

I’ve been helping my brother out of this circle for a couple of years now - you have to experience it to really understand it. His own stupidity didn’t help, but once you are in the hole, just stopping digging is NOT enough - the hole digs itself.

TLDR: Not when considering the advance of technology.

Nobody goes there anymore; it’s too crowded.

Yeah, they weren’t doing themselves a favor there. A good process should erase any nuances but here we are.

Something tells me this is an “If I can’t enjoy myself, NOBODY gets to enjoy themselves” kind of dad.

On the plus side, the rest of the family went on to enjoy a four-day overbearing-Dad-less vacation of a lifetime!

Pointless death as a result of one of the more pointless trends of my lifetime.

This gets a NP, but only because my college roommate informed me exactly how profitable a good ice cream route can be. This was in the mid-80s, but he was clearing $5k/month for the 3 months of the summer. After all of his expenses, and his dad was a tax accountant, and he’s a tax accountant now, so you KNOW that they…

Diamond-Star Motors, the joint Chrysler/Mitsubishi plant that gave us the Mitsubishi Eclipse, Eagle Talon, and Plymouth Laser.

Why limit yourself to paved roads? Imagine the adventures you could have, selling ice-cream anywhere offroad, in the 4x4 that inspired Lil Nas X’s mother.

Nah aunt Karen would be flipping tables declaring that he’s corrupting the youth.

We get that you don’t know who, Aunt Karen. Settle down.

Roads lose money too. Transportation is subsidized because it supports other economic activity that generates revenue.

Just look for slots in the most red districts. In the South, there’s always a few appointments open :/

ohno public transit loses money won’t someone think of the children?

The Northeast Corridor makes money. $200M year in profit.