Ignoring the question about whether the cost is reasonable, it's going to be interesting to see what happens to gas stations / convenience stores when the ability to charge your car is basically everywhere.
The only reason we need gas stations is for the specialized infrastructure required to safely hold the fuel. Mass EV adoption is going to kill their business model.
Exactly! But you should use the internet with a heavy level of skepticism. Anonymity and the power to connect any one from anywhere is what makes it great, but is also extremely easy for bad actors to take advantage of.
Can you fault them though? Everywhere you turn you're being asked to tip or donate. Influencers and corporations constantly astroturf social media. The rise of LLMs has made it necessary to question every interaction that occurs virtually.
Honestly, I worry for the people who aren't cynical and how they're going to be deceived, manipulated, or straight up scammed.
I'll absolutely watch it, and if they tell a compelling story I will smile and shrug and not let it affect my enjoyment.
Ditto.
The Dune timeline in the books covers something like 20,000 from the beginning of interstellar space travel up to and through the Atreides dynasty and all it kicks off.
I believe Frank Herbert took the stance that once technology gets to that level, it remains static as there is little else to discover/develop.
Whew, I'm glad I'm not the only one.
Why not?
No, no, no....see, when big corporations do it that's called "lobbying" not "bribes".
It's funny how hard it is for providers to get this concept. I feel we're about to enter the cycle where we see an uptick in mainstream piracy because the price is starting to outweigh the convenience and legality.
Fucking corpo talk. No they didn't shutter the studios, they just fired everyone who makes up the studio.