A picture of a 1960s-era Ford F100 truck. It is red, with a small front cab that can hold two or three people. It has a long back bed. It is faced to our right and pointed slightly away from us. In the background are three suburban houses

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   Clive Thompson (clive@saturation.social)'s status on Wednesday, 06-Dec-2023 02:18:29 JST Clive Thompson

   I repeat this anecdote a lot so forgive me if you've heard it, but ...

   ... my Ukrainian-Canadian grandfather ran his dairy farm using a 1960s-era truck ...

   ... which was by today's standards *tiny*: Lower-slung, small cab

   But!

   It was *more usable* than today's monstrosities

   It had a longer bed than today's trucks; being lower-slung made loading/unloading easier

   Again: He ran a whole-ass farm with this vehicle; drove over rough terrain

   Nobody *needs* today's bloated, paramilitary trucks