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They also warned us about cars and oh boy did they hit the nail on the head with that one...
by foxyv 3y ago
They also warned us about cars and oh boy did they hit the nail on the head with that one...
- jankyxenon 3y agoAre you being cheeky - I can't tell. Many people would argue that cities developed after the advent of the car are not as livable as cities developed before cars.
- foxyv 3y agoI am not being sarcastic. I honestly think that cars have ruined our cities and wrecked our culture. Luddites were honestly right about cars. Ray Bradbury was way too prophetic for comfort!
- ChatGTP 3y agoCars or self-driving cars ?
- foxyv 3y agoI don't see a huge improvement when it comes to self-driving. They have all the same problems of their manual counterparts. They are loud, big, and dangerous.
- jpsouth 3y agoOn a complete tangent, your last sentence was quite jarring to read (at least for me). I couldn’t work out what was wrong for a minute or two, but it’s the order of your adjectives. > They are loud, big, and dangerous To me reads easier as > They are big, loud, and dangerous Not nitpicking or trying to correct you, just a bit of personal commentary on the matter.
- volfied 3y ago> But it isn't. There's a rule. The rule is that multiple adjectives are always ranked accordingly: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose. https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/13/sentence-order-adjectives-rule-elements-of-eloquence-dictionary https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/sep/13/senten...
- jpsouth 3y agoI based my comment off the Cambridge dictionary, which specifies the order as > Opinion, size, physical quality, shape, age, colour, origin, material, type and purpose I think loud is a physical quality, and big is the size so I think the ‘more valid’ way is the latter that I posted, isn’t it?
- foxyv 3y agoThis is why I love Hacker News. Thousands of experts in thousands of topics. (Not sarcasm)
- jpsouth 3y agoHaha, I’m absolutely no expert. My knowledge is broad, but far from deep. I like the saying ‘I know enough to be dangerous’, it perfectly suits me. I agree with the general sentiment though, it’s why I come here too. That and the fact it’s a significantly healthier replacement for discussion than Reddit ever was.