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Midweek Takes #27
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Midweek Takes #27

Why not pursue the Carmerican Dream?

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Apr 14, 2022
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We Live In The Bizarro Car Dimension.

Michelle Yeoh in Everything Everywhere All At Once

In the bizarro car dimension, the sentient beings are automobiles. These cars come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and abilities. Some are fast and built for speed and some are slower and built for comfort. These cars have jobs and go to school, and later to work, driving everywhere. Retired cars hang out in the junkyard where teen cars come to steal spare tires and carburetors. Sometimes the older cars visit the Great Car In The Sky.

These cars have formed a government, supposedly a representative democracy. The cars have organized their speedways by culture and climate. There are track-level governments, motorway-level governments, and a Federal government borne from the will of those who’ve participated in their trac…

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