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3541.
by oblio 4y ago
You're a techie (and/or business tech person). Go ask 10 non-tech people what they think of Google.
3542.
by oblio 4y ago
Plus the 40 hour workweek, 2 day weekends, healthcare (not in the US, outlier among developed countries), pensions, equal rights acts, ... Or in the EU, roaming charges removal, flight reimbursement regulations, etc. Heck, speaking of flyin
3543.
by oblio 4y ago
Diesel engines are more efficient.
3544.
by oblio 4y ago
That's partly balanced out by the greater engine efficiency, 90-95% versus 30-35-40%. Also regenerative braking. Oh, and much better engine efficiency at low speeds.
3545.
by oblio 4y ago
Also road wear. Trucks (semis for Americans) are much worse but trucks are much fewer and have relatively preset routes. Road wear is apparently the power of 4 in relation to weight. And EVs are much heavier, especially for small cars (thin
3546.
by oblio 4y ago
> 2. Stuck in traffic. If you are stuck in grid lock, that will cut in range, there have been cases were gridlock could last hours. Granted maybe EV stop power usage in this case. But under very hot or cold weather, you will lose AC and
3547.
by oblio 4y ago
For you.
3548.
by oblio 4y ago
> Europe hasn't been at the forefront of any tech or cultural change for centuries, and seems to be getting along just fine. "Centuries" is mega hyperbole when you look at physics, chemistry, etc, etc up until at least 193
3549.
by oblio 4y ago
Some categories, for sure. We have no idea about the impact of AI. It's almost like the EU is regulating stuff that's really scary.
3550.
by oblio 4y ago
The jury's still out on whether software is an unalloyed good.
3551.
by oblio 4y ago
Also, see MLM.
3552.
by oblio 4y ago
But at the end of the day I'd be left with no stock. Dividends could be paid out indefinitely as long as the company is profitable.
3553.
by oblio 4y ago
Oh noes! The tragedy! Their revenue and profit per employee will be at their highest points for every year until at least 2020! Who could ever bear that???
3554.
by oblio 4y ago
Because I have to sell the shares and I get a bunch of cash. Dividends could happen yearly and for significant amounts, considering how cash rich these companies are. For the whales, sure, they're great, since they do the whole "b
3555.
by oblio 4y ago
What are stock buybacks, then? They're more employee hostile than dividends, that's for sure.
3556.
by oblio 4y ago
Cool, could they start paying dividends so that I can keep my shares and get money each year instead of having to sell them?
3557.
by oblio 4y ago
Look at their revenues in 2019 and in 2023. Except for Failed Metaverse Inc, everyone else has grown revenue proportionally and profits decent enough.
3558.
by oblio 4y ago
The funky thing is... it's not a recession for them. All of their incomes are growing and their profits are reasonably steady, except for "I take full responsibility for the Metaverse" Meta. They don't really need to do
3559.
by oblio 4y ago
You are by far the exception, especially since being on HN, you're most likely to be middle class or higher. Poor people have cars that old, usually, there's a reason they're called "beaters". People in general try
3560.
by oblio 4y ago
No, they aren't. Spain and Greece have had... https://tradingeconomics.com/spain/unemployment-rate https://tradingeconomics.com/greece/unemployment-rate About 30% each. Yes, it was hard, but
3561.
by oblio 4y ago
The average car age is 12 years: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738667/us-vehicles-proje... So that's only 4 more years on average. And modern cars are quite reliable. > The car will live on for many
3562.
by oblio 4y ago
Most people probably sell their cars after 5 years or so. Edit: 8 years ( https://www.germaincars.com/average-length-of-car-ownership/ )
3563.
by oblio 4y ago
Well, you can "risk" it by not commenting at all, my 2 euro cents.
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by oblio 4y ago
> Historically at 20-40% unemployment wars start and country leaders are physically disassembled in the street. Close, but not quite. At 20-40% unemployment and with people <<starving>> and <<physically insecure>>
3565.
by oblio 4y ago
If you are so vague about the context, your comment is close to useless.
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by oblio 4y ago
You sounds like a Dota player. You do realize that a lot of players play for their definition of fun and don't derive or base their personality around their strength as chess players, I hope?
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by oblio 4y ago
Google Maps has an auto mode on Android. Well, if you set a destination and start the trip, it shows a big X button at the bottom, to stop the trip. Guess what loads slowly and goes in the location of the big X button? You guessed right, th
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by oblio 4y ago
The point of the entire article is that you can't make a living out of it. But you do you.
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by oblio 4y ago
Low population areas generate less traffic and less pollution. Let them be, for now. Focus on the 80%. Also, in-settlement transport is the US problem. It's probably fine if a lot of inter-settlement transport remains by car, except fo
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by oblio 4y ago
Montana has 500k people or so. Start solving this for the places with 10+ million people and change rural areas last, if needed (most likely you won't need to change anything).

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