my post wasnt a matter of pro- or anti- driving. personally my preference of mobility is walking. i am grateful though for the freedom of being able to drive to my loved ones at wish. i would hate it if i had to count on a bus to drive me 100kms, whereas a car would get me there in under an hour on a motorway. that said, i dont think anyone finds driving in the city enjoyable. my point is that driving is a matter of utility, not product purchase. purchasing a car is a matter of product choice for that utility, and you will pay a premium for better ux. same as computers. computers are a utility. people would go through hoops to learn how to use it because of the utility. purchasing a macbook is then a matter of product choice. in this vain mastodon seems to me to be a utility. clients that connect to it are a product