His 'argument' in the mancave video rests on the idea that at home you don't have exposed red brickereino walls and your kids will be loud, so instead go to a trendy millennial soypub (he doesn't actually mean divebar because most dives don't serve food and the ones that do suck because you know people go there to drink). What he's really upset over is other people being able to have private social events (i.e., ones without obnoxious redditors like him) that he can't insert himself into. The only people who make these kinds of arguments are socially retarded individuals who don't have the social skills to make friends.
Imagine being so lonely you seethe over other people who have friend groups that invite each other for house/apartment parties lol.
I like hunkering down at home and staying in my cave as much as anyone (more than most, probably, seeing as I'm an introvert), but I would rather have family and friends over than to meet outside if it's a regular thing. Dealing with transportation, parking, getting a table, and the inevitable consequences if someone goes hard on the alcohol is a lot easier in someone's house, and while it's nice to go out and try new things, it's also a surefire way to having to deal with all that stresses
$10 is an extremely conservative estimate for what I'm getting at. Heavy drinkers and hipster bars definitely more (average price in New York is $18-$20 in non-hipster establishments). I was going after the drink price at a moderately priced (mains $10-$20) local seafood restaurant.
Which only proves my point, it's not twice as much for liquor and other essentials, meaning your cost savings are even greater in urban areas. They'll never compare the price of a cheap car to a cargo bike (these things usually start at $1000) when a car is infinitely more useful. They rarely talk about transit prices at non-student subsidies, and often they use the most outrageous strawmen (payments on an $80k pickup truck). If money is no object, you'll enjoy almost all of the suburban amenities in an urban environment but that requires something like >$300k a year, wagies need not apply. The idea of suburbs was that they were cheaper to enjoy a better lifestyle with the small tradeoff of slightly increased commute times.
The urbanists never compare price-to-price, most bikes are a lot cheaper than cars, and this is why: you get what you pay for.
In addition, you'd think a YouTuber of all things would understand cost-of-living arbitrage because he works from home and can move as they please as long as they have a computer setup, fiber optic, and reliable electricity. The suburbs just trade off lower COL for larger lots, or something like that.
If you don't have that beefy of an engine than most modern trucks get surprisingly decent mileage, about similar to most sedans still on the road that I bet a lot of these people drive. But that's why a lot of people get those big trucks. They're hauling something. A trailer with landscaping supplies, a horse trailer, a toy hauler, loading up on hay, moving around farm equipment, or a camper. A beefy truck is the safest and the more headroom you have the less stressed the engine will be when hauling which equals longevity. You then have to use it as a daily driver unless you have the money to pay for insurance and maintenance and payments/registration on two cars. Most people don't. Or don't want to.
Yep, most modern trucks (especially the smaller ones with the 2.4L diesels with a turbo) can get pretty comparable mileage to a similar SUV or sedan and still load up on things. While if you're not using it for work or DIY you won't usually
need it, it's probably not a huge sacrifice to have one compared to a smaller car if you do have needs like that.
