One of the memes that floated around recently on Jalopnik was the idea that
just being able to drive a manual transmission does not, in and of itself, make one a better person.
Thing is, I disagree.
In the context of driving, if I can use a manual transmission and you can't, that means I can do something you can't, which in the context of driving makes me a better driver than you (all other things being equal).
If you can't drive a manual, well I'm sorry for you. It is possible to drive a car extremely well without knowing how to drive a manual
*. No, not knowing how doesn't make you a bad person, or even a bad driver. But the fact that someone who has a skill you don't could be considered better than you in relevant context is just life.
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* == ...unless, of course, the car has a manual transmission, in which case it isn't possible to drive it well, if at all. Duh.
