Listen: Millennials Are Buying ‘COVID Cars’
Is it just us, or are a lot of people buying cars right now? On the latest episode of the podcast Social Distance, James Hamblin asks staff writer Robinson Meyer about “COVID cars” and what they could mean for the future of cities.
Listen to their conversation here:
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Some highlights from their conversation:
James Hamblin: Are people getting COVID cars?
Robinson Meyer: It’s funny, I started looking into this because between June and August 1, I had friend groups where every person or every couple in them bought a car. And then I started looking for data. And I’ve come to think the answer is yes, not just because a ton of friends of mine have bought cars in the last few months, but because I have also bought a car in the last few months—
Hamblin: Wait, you?
Yes, I got a car. I got a car because cars are kind of this ultimate form of [personal protective equipment]—and
