I’ve never owned a car with an automatic transmission.
The article without the paywall:
https://vigourtimes.com/the-dying-art-of-driving-a-stick-shift/
—”The article without the paywall:”
Also in the last line of the first comment.
Not to worry, as you know, no one here reads much past the headline.
It’s been 50/50 for me.
Over the years every automatic-equipped car I’ve owned except one has needed major transmission repairs. Only one manual tranny blew up on me (a stock 3-speed in my 37 Chevy). I would have put a 5-speed in the Mustang I’m building but Parkinson’s is getting in the way of effectively using the clutch.