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  • As long as you don’t piss off your patron.

  • They are, in every area except infrastructure, range, and (in the US) affordable variety.

    We now have 2 cars that use electricity to a varying degree (hybrid/phev) and it’s awesome. The fuel savings is immediate and obvious.

  • By constantly complaining they're broke.

    I’ve lost count of the number of people I know tangentially who complain about not having any money yet talk about constantly ordering DoorDash for some cookies or other frivolous crap.

  • A broken country elected a broken leader.

    America was already broken, that’s why trump got elected. Everything from education to financial security is an ongoing disaster. Then trump & co. destroyed the rest.

  • I travel for work overseas a lot.

    The ridiculous number of EV available to the consumer outside of the US is crazy. EBRO, BYD, JAECOO, CYE, XPENG, among others as well as homegrown startups receiving government incentives to produce everything from cars to e-motorbikes and scooters.

    The US is so far behind it’s laughable, the regressive cave men we have for politicians along with protectionist greed of the auto manufacturer and petroleum lobbies are wildly damaging.

  • By taking away any other options?

    Be like google, make search so shitty and monetized the only thing left is AI results.

  • Slots (or gambling) are ok as long as the user understands that you’re gonna lose, you go with a set amount of money, and once the money is gone you’re done.

    Then you’re ok, you’re paying for the “entertainment” of the game and the chance of the win, again, if once the money is gone you’re done.

    No fretting over the loss. It’s a reasoned choice, and doesn’t hurt anyone.

    But like alcohol or other drugs it can turn bad for some people.

    If you very much dislike the idea of dumping money into that form of entertainment and would rather spend it on shows, nice food, and experiences like that, great! That’s what works for you, and for most of us is far more satisfying choice.

  • It’s “intermittent” or “unpredictable reward” coupled with the addict’s brain wiring. The thrill and relief of a win is addictive.

    If you’re not wired that way you simply aren’t going to “get it”, same as not really understanding any other addiction - at least in any way other than intellectually.

  • That’s a fantastic version, too.

  • If dinosaurs were made of fiberglass and plastic.

  • Why don’t these clowns go after the conservatives like Homan or Bovino?

  • They’ve been watching decades of Faux News and other conservative programming, along with people like Charlie Kirk, that steamroll their opponents with bullshit, loaded questions, and Gish Gallop so heavily that there’s no possible way to disprove them in the time given - and that’s if they don’t just shout them down or outright ignore their rebuttal.

    So these wannabe “kirks” just try to mash the easy button without realizing how controlled the environments are in which the conservative pundits operate to prevent actual opposition.

  • This administration is just one giant thieving grift.

  • Pff. I used to wash motor parts off with leaded gas and no gloves when I was young. I’d probably be a goddamn Einstein if it weren’t for that.

  • Ah, enshittification, my old friend. Here we go again.

  • You’re right, lol. I completely forgot. “Smoking or non?” was a completely normal question when entering a restaurant, and bars or whatever didn’t bother asking. A night out meant smelling like cigarette smoke when you got home.

    How quickly we forget.

  • They signed up in the first place. Not sure what that says about them.

  • No shit. The question was “what was life like?” Not “what changed everything?”

    I’m well aware of the things I mentioned because they’re different than today which is what the question asked for.