I recently bought a car that’s a common “wave at other people who have the same car” car, and it got me thinking about how these parasocial relationships are among the few positive experiences one has when driving. Like it’s hard not to be amused when someone else in a similar car waves or walking out of the grocery store and noticing an early model “parking buddy” next to me while I pack my weekly shopping trip in the trunk.

It’s no secret that modern Jeeps are utter shit, and a lot of the owners don’t off-road them. Stellantis just banks on Wranglers being kinda cute cars and the parasocial relationships people have with other owners of cars like that.

Anyways, I’m just happy to have a stupid manual transmission car again after like 10 years lol