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Comment Re: Am I confused or are they confused? (Score 2) 111

And THIS is the kind of post I hoped would be at the top of the mod heap.
Very thoughtful! Thank you.

I worked like to add two things:

One, this study seems as if it would look at what people THINK they want.

Two, it is what they want right now. As we move toward a world where more and more people have less and less, I argue this is what people want right now, rather than what brings contentment long term.

Finally, as a Buddhist, I argue people REALLY REALLY have no idea that what they are looking for is a calm contentment. That comes from an outlook/conditioning of having enough. Sex and fun are just hedonism, which make us want more. Then we suffer to try and obtain more (looking at you, Elmo...) but it's neeeeever quite enough.

Comment The real issue (Score 4, Insightful) 159

The real issue is infrastructure. people who live in apartments canâ(TM)t charge their cars and there arenâ(TM)t enough charging stations at work for people to plug in there.

people donâ(TM)t have time to wait 30 minutes or an hour to charge their car. They just plain donâ(TM)t. unless there was charging at grocery stores or something, which there also isnâ(TM)t!

Add to this the fact that about half the United States lives in a place that has really cold weather in winter and loses mileage. Battery heaters be damned.

The people who try and hand wave away these issues in the comments are living in an ivory tower. They have no idea what the average American is struggling through. there is no transition to EVS without enormous infrastructure investment in America, and since that obviously wonâ(TM)t be happening anytime in the next four years, I guarantee you that these EV investments from car companies are going to be a bust.

Comment Nepos (Score 1) 34

These useless Nepo babies are hysterical with their headlines and egos. This is why the French killed them all, totally entitled morons masquerading as intelligent by using their inherited money to cause trouble. Just petulant children screaming "I'm right I'm right I'm right!!"
I'm so glad these ones have no bearing on my life.

Comment Re: Infighting.. (Score 1) 101

Donâ(TM)t worry, behind closed doors it's all assured that as long as they keep making the donor class more money, everything will be OK for them.

from Marjorie Taylor Greene all the way on down, behind closed doors they are incredibly smart people who know exactly what they are doing. itâ(TM)s all a show to grift and distract you from whatâ(TM)s really happening, which is stealing everything you have and your entire future.

It's a club and you and I aren't part of it.

Comment Re: Buttery males! (Score 2) 101

and you know who the major attendees of that golf championship were? The Saudis...

isnâ(TM)t it incredibly interesting how the rants he goes on are about so many other countries, but the Saudis are just somehow never talked about? And how billions of dollars went to Jared Kushner and are now going to Trump via his shit coin?

Comment Re: Inconsequential.... (Score 1) 223

But.... these are either possibilities you're talking about OR solar energy on one's house, which costs a lot of money! Spedning more money, then spending even MORE on an EV? that's not free as in beer energy.

At the end of teh day EVs just don't make sense yet, especially in cold weather climates. In another 5-10 years I'm hoping they do, but we need WAY better technology and a lot more infrastructure before ditching ICE vehicles makes sense.

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