Such resentments are barely acknowledged in mainstream politics but may, Valentine believes, have become the invisible driver of political radicalisation on the right.
As early as 1932, a newspaper in Fredericksburg, Virginia, was proclaiming that a "phantom auto" would soon be operated there, "controlled entirely by radio" and "proceeding just as though there were an invisible driver at the wheel".
Hey, remember that guy who pranked drive-thru workers by pulling up to their window as an "invisible" driver?
I remember somehow we were both riding in the backseat on the way home like blue-eyed human voids each hoarding nachos and folded taco shit into our faces while an invisible driver escorted us magic carpet style to the scene of the crime where we would each gain ~10 pounds in beef weight before passing out still listening to Danzig.
Examples: "Extremely Scary Ghost Elevator Prank in Brazil," "Drive Thru Invisible Driver Prank".
The subsidies are largely invisible to drivers who park their cars — and thus free or cheap parking spaces feel like natural outcomes of the market, or perhaps even an entitlement.
After that case was finished, a man who had received a parking ticket in Palo Alto for parking next to a red curb protested that he did not know what red curbs meant (though he did admit to knowing what blue and yellow curbs meant), and that curbs were, in fact, invisible to drivers due to issues of "angle".
As we move forward with connected cars, OTA updates will serve as that invisible hand guiding drivers toward truly secure and effortless experiences on the road.
All of this is invisible to the driver.
It is one of the most terrifying moments for any novice urban cyclist: the first time a huge, high-sided construction truck lumbers alongside, the driver invisible within their lofty cab.
