the last automatic car wash I went through removed my grill emblem and left big streaks of tiny black spots all over the white paint on the hood, roof, and trunk. and they wouldn't even refund me the $6. my insurance refused to do anything about it

2010? Nah, a wash would've been $2. Maybe $5 if you're nasty and want the fake wax coating.

Meanwhile my self service car wash in RO is $2 per wash ($0.5 per coin which you get I think 2 minutes of pressure washing from)

Omg it's true. Everything has to be a subscription

This started happening way before 2010 but the overall point still stands.

Watch out for forest fires, because you torched this straw man.