I'm going to risk a response to this; it's a cultural question and one I've thought a lot about. For reference, I'm a college professor in my 60's who has interacted with the last several generations of young people as they transition from high school all the way to professional careers. I'm also going to hazard a guess that both Landshark and Insightman are also from my generation (not so affectionately called "boomers" by the generations to follow).
Point 1: over the last 20 years it's become less and less possible for younger people to own things, not just because some sectors have gotten ridiculously expensive (think homes in many metropolitan areas, cars that aren't econo-boxes, etc) but because the model of ownership has transformed. Software? You don't own it, you pay a subscription. Ditto music, books, videos, and even access to friends (through mobile phones). Even cars are going to this model. Younger people not only don't envy us our ability to own things, they see it as poor choice, getting anchored down instead of riding the waves.
Point 2: Whether you like it isn't important; that change is happening for solid reasons. First of these is that the pace of change has gotten so much more rapid. A 3-year old iPhone is very different than a 1-year old iphone. A social media app that's 3 years old isn't even compatible with the way someone communicates using an app that's 6 months old. The devices require so much constant updating that the price continues to go up because of competition for more sophisticated materials and more sophisticated manufacturing techniques. These are the opposite of "inflation-proof" or "durable goods", they are "guaranteed obsolete". Ask a 25 year old if they care about the collapse of Twitter in the last few months and you'll discover they couldn't care less because they're using three generations of apps younger and have been for what they consider a long time.
Point 3: The resulting skyrocketing costs are real, even if they don't make sense in some markets (like real estate). Some of the items my generation considered essential to own, like cars and homes, are now effectively out of reach to younger generations. For the typical college-age or recent graduate, owning any vehicle more valuable than a 12-year old Corolla with 180k miles is unlikely. They are absolutely unable to own a home without multiple incomes and parental help and a full 30 years of high debt. So they're not the ones buying Claritys or Teslas of electric vehicles- they might lease one but if that's the case they couldn't care less about the details of how the vehicle works. And if they went the 12-year-old Corolla with 180k miles on it, they care even less from the start about it.
Point 4: Ironically, the younger "can't own things" generations can be uniquely uncompromising when they have to buy something. If they HAVE to buy a car, for their job or whatever, it damned well better be really, really good and up-to-date. There's little sense of "I need a car but an econobox will have to do"; instead its "if I'm going to go into debt for this car, I better get something with value". That's had an interesting effect on the car market, with new entry-level sedans a lot less desireable, selling a lot less, and meaning the major car companies having to find their profits at the higher end (if they can find any at all).
There are plenty of people in younger generations who are exceptions to all of these, of course- individuals who are really into cars, somehow manage to reach their late 20's without high levels of debt, maybe creating their own career or working their asses off and starting "real life" in their late 20's. But they're rare; most young people aren't going to own a mid-level new car until they're in their mid-30's and can't expect to put a down-payment on a house before then either, if ever. They simply are not investing themselves into cars, homes, belongings, financially or psychologically- it makes little sense when owning things is so painful and if they did own things, they'd be hopelessly obsolete in 3 years anyway.
Having accepted this generational change, I understand an accept that most of the internet-using world now are looking for a quick bite of info without making any investment into it at all. Ask your question, see if the first answer or two works, but regardless moving on. Not a long discussion like I just entered into. When you see someone post a question, and it's intriguing to you enough that you want to follow along and see where it leads, you are the invested exception. And specifically here, invested in discussions about a vehicle that, whether we like it or not, is going to be of fading interest. I love my 2018 Clarity but like so many here I'm wondering how long I'll drive it and what I'll drive next.
