John Carrol on OnStar

[ via RC3.org ] Bless you John Carrol. He points out that to sell luxury cars, advertisers will play the race card.

“THE POINT OF privilege is to be able to isolate yourself from life. It does not matter whether the snakes are imaginary or not, you do not have to deal with them. Riding in a car can be scary because, at least notionally, it’s out there in the Real World, and if there should be a systems failure, you might have to step outside and interact with people in some way.”

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