The makers actually call this out in Cars 2: https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/Cars_2_Trivia?file=Lights.png
Longtime technology consultant. Amateur computer scientist and mathematician. Believer in everyone, and in the power of love and acceptance always trumping exclusion, fear, and hate.
Cisgender (hat tip and bird flip to Musk).
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The makers actually call this out in Cars 2: https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/Cars_2_Trivia?file=Lights.png
Same. But it took a long time. Once I realized we humans are hardwired with social and emotional connections being primary, my life got way better. There is no comparison to feeling connected — way better than chasing prestige, status, or knowledge.