Thinking back to this CGP Grey video and how I believed it at the time.

And now:

US trucker shortage means everything is more expensive

The trucking industry has been short drivers for years, but the pandemic made it worse. The shortage means the price of groceries and moving costs are going up. CNN's Vanessa Yurkevich reports.

Source: CNNBusiness

  • SaniFlush [any, any]
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    3 years ago

    Remember back in the 80's when truck drivers were movie heroes? And then not even a decade later the media stopped giving a shit? Maybe they should have continued giving a shit.

    • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      in the 80’s when truck drivers were movie heroes

      What are some examples?

      • Wildgrapes [she/her]
        ·
        3 years ago

        Big Trouble in Little China...? I feel like one staring Chuck Norris as a trucker also exists.

        • TankieTanuki [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          I've heard that song my whole life but now I know where it's from.

          Edit: Oh I see, the song came three years before the movie it inspired