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   Annika Backstrom (annika@xoxo.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Sep-2023 18:13:39 JST Annika Backstrom

   So is it possible to buy a car without all the bullshit digital touch screens, or have they followed the product design thinking that enshittified TVs?

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     Annika Backstrom (annika@xoxo.zone)'s status on Wednesday, 20-Sep-2023 21:00:55 JST Annika Backstrom

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     • jleedev

     @jleedev Ah, I forget about the backup camera mandate.

     My last car was a 2012 Dodge, and at least one electrical component failed every year: automatic doors that don't respond, electric locks that don't work, windows that don't open, moving seat belts that don't move. I don't *expect* to need a car, but I hate the though of being dependant on even more specialised, expensive parts.

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     jleedev@mastodon.sdf.org's status on Wednesday, 20-Sep-2023 21:00:56 JST jleedev

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     @annika between the backup camera mandate and android auto / apple carplay you're *going* to have a decently big display, and it's going to be a touchscreen..

     but there is a pretty wide range of options. personally i really disliked the Pacifica but the Sienna i'm okay with. (why would you have a drag and drop customizable toolbar (???), and please leave the climate control completely to physical knobs.)