Years ago when my Gen Z nephew was turning 16 (minimum driving age in USA), the conversation went like this:
“Are you excited to start driving and do you want car?”
“Nah, not interested”
“Why not?”
“Where would I go?”
“Wherever you want!”
“Everything I want is right here at home”
I thought about my own Gen X early driving experience with the freedom to go to the mall or the movie theater whenever I wanted and to drive to school or work.
His school (and eventually job) were both within walking bicycling distance.
He had streaming services I never dreamed of when I was his age piping a flood of big budget movies right to his TV whenever he wants
malls are dead
I couldn’t really argue with his logic. Years later he did get a car when he moved out and lived farther away from work. However, it was many years after the minimum driving age which was a big departure from generations prior.