• kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
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    Of course, there are benefits too. Internet-connected cars can be more convenient. The sensors they bristle with can make driving safer and more comfortable. Insurance companies could decide to charge you less because you’re such a good driver.

    Yeah, that’s not how insurance companies work. That “could” is doing a lot of heavy lifting.

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      Insurance companies could decide to charge you less because you’re such a good driver.

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        I mean, for people in our (little but illustrious) bubble this reads like satire. But there are people out there who will blindly accept this kind of statement at face value and find it compelling; and they vote. Our world is a silly place