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		CrampusDestrus on May 22, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Noise is all around us We have been able to make very quiet engines for decades, noisy ones only exist to please people who need to feel the power of their car

oblak on May 22, 2023 [–]

I'd bet these sort of people derive their pleasure almost exclusively by knowingly annoying others. Power and speed are just bonuses. The main thing is annoying everyone else.

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