car brain

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car brain

noun car brains · carbrain · car-brain

uncountable A supposed condition suffered by someone who believes in the superiority of cars as a means of transport, at the expense of bicycles and public transit. But it's probably inevitable that, as I plod through the Middle East, Asia and the Americas over the next six years, I'll become increasingly alienated from the growing bulk of humanity afflicted by Car Brain.
Similar: motonormativity, windshield bias
countable A person with this condition. carbrains don't care about the actual science behind the arguments - they just want to sit in their cars

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@misc{car_brain_2026,
  title = {car brain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/car%20brain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}