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[โ€“] Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de 63 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

No, I don't think so.

In 1875 the future and its technological advancements was a great promise.
It was the time of the great World Fairs, think Crystal Palace and Eiffel Tower.
Seeing a high wheeler would have been a totally new and positively exciting thing.

In 2026, a Cybertruck is a symbol for general degeneration and the worst possible use of decades old concepts and technologies.

[โ€“] zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 weeks ago

Additionally, I truly believe high wheeler were more successful than Cybertrucks