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I wouldn't say sad, personally. I would say juvenile. But also relative.
Honestly, if I didn't have to worry about money, I wouldn't hyper mile. I wouldn't buy an efficient vehicle. I wouldn't do most of my things I do. Not that I NEED money, but if I drive more efficiently, I know over the week it'll save me another box of ammo for the range, or whatever else I want to spend money on.
When I was a kid, I drove like an idiot. Old truck, poorly maintained, spun the tires all the time, went off roading and spent gallons and gallons of fuel. But I had no mobile phone, only fuel and insurance, and my job more than paid for it.
I feel that I personally cannot judge someone unless I know all of the details. They might be rich, volunteer 80% of their time with homeless orphans that have disabilities and blind puppies, but they drive without much care as a release. I was always taught and try to live that way.
Not sure about you guys, but most things are a competition or challenge to me. So if I am not racing top speed (never done) or racing a quarter mile/mile (never done lol), then I follow close to the law as efficiently as possible. But sometimes, people are rude. So maybe I take 1st to 5000 rpms, and go right to 4th or 5th or maybe 6th.
I see people wasting fuel, and I laugh. I saw some, young gentleman (?), driving a massive F 250, lifted, huge gaudy grill, brush guard, noby tires, all kinds of ugly things you can order and stick on your vehicle. It was loud, obnoxious, and very frustrating as he raced down a parking lot isle at wal mart. But he didn't hurt me any, and it made me feel much better about my car, and I actually have some sympathy that this person may be missing some important life experience.
But at the end of the day, I bet he was picking up building supplies to rebuild a local orphanage after picking up some fresh vegetables for them, my brosef. That's a thing, right?
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