nxdefiant

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[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 8 points 10 months ago

Plus it's Austin, none of the cheap house benefits (unless you're coming from California money), all of the high property tax downsides (and almost of the social benefits of said taxes).

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

the bat who laughs!

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The car is fine, and honestly the software is too, it's the label that's the problem. It's like if Tesla had invented the first really good cough medicine but named it "Death Cure Resurrection Elixir (and cough preventative)" and they have this mustache twirling clown villain selling it.

I don't blame anyone for completely disregarding it as fraud.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I don't know if Susan b Anthony would be happy about being pardoned, let alone by him.

also:

"Soliciting fees to lobby" is some super human level mental gymnastics. It's called bribery.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago

Have you tried rampant, unchecked capitalism? You can get a lot of money for both those things in the right circles.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 16 points 10 months ago

Also: This survey is completely anonymous, please don't share this unique link though.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 17 points 10 months ago

It looks like young Tim Curry is possessing Jimmy Fallon.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 74 points 10 months ago

"We're all in this boat together!" - a celebrity on their private yacht

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

This guy doesn't know how to use the three sea shells!

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Usually governments regulate their markets to prevent humans from going full human and burning everything as a sacrifice to the gods of greed. This is why we have agencies that regulate food safety, engineering standards, nuclear materials and chemical disposal.

The phrase "regulations are written in blood" reminds us that a race to the bottom will result in massive problems, and that regulation is an excellent idea.

[–] nxdefiant@startrek.website 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Sure, but what op described sounds like the equivalent of breaking a pool cue in half and telling the Chinese EV market there's only room for one manufacturer on the crew.

It's a massive waste of resources to have everyone race to the bottom like that.

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