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I don't believe that anyone truly enjoys driving. If that were the case I could say "I need a ride to North Dakota" and someone would totally be like "yeah I love driving, hop in!"

That never happens. People that love surfing will surf at every opportunity you give them, people that love eating will eat nearly anything you put in front of them. People that love driving.....well I need a ride to North Dakota.

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Some people enjoy driving in certain situations. Few people get much enjoyment out of guiding a car down the interstate; it's boring, but breaking concentration can be rapidly fatal. No, I won't drive you to North Dakota.

Many people enjoy driving a sports car down a mountain road with light/no traffic though. If you wanted me to drive you from Flagstaff to Sedona[0] in a Mazda Miata, I'd do it happily, over and over. I would rather do that myself than let a computer do it, even if the computer can do it safer and faster.

[0] https://maps.google.com/maps?q=flagstaff+to+sedona&saddr...

That is a silly conclusion to make. For a more HN relevant analogy try replacing driving in your post with coding and a ride to North Dakota with building an MVP. Would you suggest that no one really likes to code or that people should volunteer to work for you with no future expectations just because they enjoy their job?

I love driving. I'd drive you to ND assuming you'd compensate me for the time it'd take from my work. That cost would make it extremely impractical for you to choose that option though. Just because someone loves driving doesn't mean they can't be practical about it.

I enjoy flying, though not driving, and I wouldn't fly you to North Dakota just because you asked me. It's too expensive when you're not doing it for fun. (Also, North Dakota is cold and far away.)

I love driving, and it's the reason we were talking about having to jailbreak your future transportational means to begin with. :P

Will someone surf me to North Dakota?

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