A coworker bought a Jeep and I said "Oh wow, Jeeps are great vehicles! ...unless you drive them on roads."
Roopappy
joined 2 years ago
I test drove one when they first came out. The salesperson was telling me about the continuously variable transmission, and how revolutionary it was.
"It's a new technology? From an American car company? In it's first model year? Ok, no thank you."
lol, what a bunch of bullshit. Trucks are owned by people who want to look like big tough farmers. Drive around any suburban neighborhood and you'll see giant-ass trucks parked in driveways because they are so stupidly large, they don't fit in the garages. They don't do shit that I don't do more of with a station wagon.
I'm assuming this includes you more than most, because you like to talk about it.
This is what I do. Works 9 out of 10 times.
It seems like the "cars tracking you" problem is a very real and very serious thing that should obviously be legislated separately of electric vehicles or country of manufacture.
I got a Mazda recently, and I was reading all the ownership paperwork, and the guy asked me what I was looking for. I said "I'm looking for the language about what data Mazda is collecting about me." And the guy laughed and said there's nothing in the paperwork about that. They just do it. You can't shut it off.
So many of my iPhone fan friends have said "Oh, you finally made the switch, you're going to love it" after I recently bought my first iPhone.
It's a phone. It did not magically transform my user experience. It's 95% similar to what I had on a Pixel. Better low-effort privacy. Better direct hardware access for music and video. Significantly more lag, app freezups, and fragility and some baffling user experience decisions.
I would switch back again, or not, doesn't matter.
In order of use: Smarttube Next (Youtube client), JellyFin, Nebula.
welcomed as liberators
Oof. Not sure if English is your first language, comrade, but you should be aware that this direct quote, "we will be welcomed as liberators" was used as justification for the invasion of Iraq by Cheney, and has such a negative connotation that it is now only used sarcastically.
Saying it evokes the strong memory of it being a bullshit statement to justify doing something awful. And, based on what you're saying... that assessment rings true.
Quality automobiles.
No issues here. I'm using it right now.
I've said it before... total free market rule is a great solution, as long as you're also ok with occasional uprisings where the masses go around beheading the corrupt. As far as I'm concerned... that is a market force.
Alternately, we can have government protections and labor organizations. I feel like that usually works better.
SmartTube Next if you're on a TV device.