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I'm not aware of a strong functional benefit of electric versus combustion. But digital cameras had strong benefits over digital, so I don't think it's a good a
by 99_00 6y ago
I'm not aware of a strong functional benefit of electric versus combustion. But digital cameras had strong benefits over digital, so I don't think it's a good analogy.
In general, I don't think analogies are for making arguments, because people focus on the difference between the analogy and what it's being applied to, like I just did. In education, to teach a new principle, I think they are great.
- rasz 6y agoHave you driven a Tesla or another fast electric car? They are the new digital cameras.
- 99_00 6y agoHow? What do they do that cheaper combustion cars don't?
- username90 6y agoAccelerate faster than a combustion sports car, no expensive engine maintenance etc. And since the only major cost of electric cars is the battery they will go down in price as we get better batteries and very likely get cheaper than combustion cars pretty soon. Electric engines are super simple, only reason combustion cars are even competitive today is that we have invested so much research into building combustion engines.
- 99_00 6y agoThere are cheaper and faster combustion sports cars.
- theshrike79 6y agoCheaper yes, faster - not many.
- 99_00 6y agoYou aren't disagreeing with me.
- rasz 6y agoThere were cheaper and better quality analog cameras up to around 2003. By 2005 DSLR was a gold standard.
- zizee 6y agoCheaper fuel. Refill at home. Cleaner air. Cheaper to maintain (no oil changes, air filters, sparkplugs, less wear on breakpads). Quieter.
- esturk 6y agoI think your dismissal of all analogies in making a point is detracting you from actually understanding their view. Some analogies are made to demonstrate the similarities and some are made for the differences. The context is key. You just whiffed.