Actually it makes a lot of sense. For our age group the car was the big world widener. You sent from your world being limited by how far you could walk, to how far you could bike, to how far you could public transit, to wide open driving. But the current generation has been raised on the internet. They have had the whole world at their fingertips their entire life. They don’t need to drive, the world isn’t going to get any bigger for them. In fact driving will make it smaller, can’t watch k-pop videos while you drive, can on the bus.
I look at it more of a mark of self-reliance and a plus for certain jobs.
I guess its all according to where you live. Around here a car is a requirement if you want to get anywhere to do anything. Including to work.
Many of these kids are trapping themselves into a dependence on mommy and daddy to get around.
The neighbor boy just graduated high school. In absolutely no rush to get a job or look into any further education. No driver’s license either. I blame the parents actually. Its just not healthy. The internet is not life. Life is face to face interactions with real people and learning how to get along in a society.