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by oldjim798 1y ago
I don't want large corporations to have security or protection from retail fraud. Stealing from big box stores is a victimless crime.
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by oldjim798 1y ago
-->You literally could not pay me to take more public transit if I have any other option The diversity of the world truly never ceases to amaze me. Thats a wild take. Driving is an awful experience - its expensive, its stressful, cars ar
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by oldjim798 1y ago
Oh good, even more hours of the day my boss can take from me to wring even more labour out of me
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by oldjim798 1y ago
The value of a business is entirely the part the second of the line - its entirely people speculating on the future value. Thats why Telsa is worth so much compared to other auto makers - its a small, niche player who makes poor quality car
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by oldjim798 1y ago
Autonomous cars would be safer, I completely agree. They won't fix traffic though.
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by oldjim798 1y ago
Autonomous cars are not the solution to traffic issues. At best, the may make some driving situations slightly safer because humans are terrible drivers. What we need is trains. Trains everywhere. We had this once in fact; we had passenger
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by oldjim798 1y ago
Why do we want a trillion dollar business? Why is that good for society/the world? Tesla also seems to have the 'advantage' of ruthlessly exploiting labour; I very much hope they do not succeed. Zoox being owned by Amazon als
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by oldjim798 1y ago
When you compare driving to almost every other form of transportation it is wildly dangerous. https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/home-and-community/safety-topics... "Passenger vehicles are by far the most dangerous motor
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by oldjim798 1y ago
How is driving not emotionally taxing the exact same way? Driving with my kids is fucking terrifying. I have 2 under 6, and I have to lock them into these giant car seats to keep them safe (to be clear I like modern car seats, their designs
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by oldjim798 1y ago
All this applies to cars as well. Drivers are wild and driving is absurdly dangerous. I hate driving because other drives act like they are the car in the world - particularly post covid. Here in Toronto turn signals feel like they have bee
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by oldjim798 1y ago
A crypto ceo jumping on the latest fad in an overdramatic way to generate clicks??! What will they think of next!? Seriously, why anyone listens to crypto ceos is beyond me. Modern day snake oil salesmen.
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by oldjim798 1y ago
Isn't tax evasion a crime? Also on what basis do you make the second assertion. I struggle to think of historical examples that validate that idea
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by oldjim798 1y ago
"Once the rockets are up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department!" says Wernher von Braun"
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by oldjim798 1y ago
One of the most obvious takes ever posted here. Obviously they should not in anyway replace therapists. That would be insane and cause immediate and extremely easy to predict harms.
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by oldjim798 1y ago
Can't come soon enough. Anything that is bad for big tech's business models is good for society. Break'em up, regulate them, ban algorithmic feeds, anything to reduce the impact these firms have on our world.