I’m confused, I thought they didn’t like each other? Almost as if it’s all fake sentiment and the real game is the corporate sponsorship. Watching Obama yuck it up with Trump lately was a slap in face. Holy shit, could it be any more obvious. You already have alternatives to the status quo, just vote for them.

First past the post is not democracy, it’s kleptocracy.

That’s the spirit

Feeling concern for the welfare of a corporation is a lot like caring for a lion or some other large predator. You don’t want to see it suffer but you know that it could turn on you at any moment, when it’s convenient for them.

Who gives a fuck about the travails of corporations on the internet?

Jokes on you, I already watch them at 0.5x speed

I would not argue against that. Two steps forward and one back is usually how it goes with technology. Reliability is the problem that has only been achieved relatively recently. I remember a time when the hard shoulder was full of stalled vehicles. Japanese cars from the 70s and 80s were notably inferior to their competitors. We’ve come a long way in making this technology polished and affordable to the masses. Now the science shows us it is contributing to climate change and we have a new challenge. So it goes.

Car companies hate this one trick.

I would argue that it is already the case that cheap cars look and perform excellently, compared with cars produced fifty years ago. They are more reliable, economical, comfortable, higher performance, superior in virtually every respect.

The other factor to consider is the use case. Something like a Ferrari is not reliable compared to a VW Golf, it sucks at carrying passengers and cargo, terrible fuel economy, it is horrible value for money and inferior in most ways apart from one - compensating for a small penis. That is its chief purpose and it is supremely well crafted for this use case.

Source: automotive engineer of 25 years.

You horny bastards

Correct

You hate to see it, whomp whomp

What a loser

In that case we have to rely on Elons white power.

Someone please go spike his coffee with whatever dosage is needed to trigger death

The current scale of Lemmy is appealing. It doesn’t have the same breadth but I happily trade the toxic elements of Reddit, etc, for a little breadth.

That depends what colour your skin is or if you wear any non christian headgear, symbols, etc.

Bill went bad. He was okay until we found out what he really believes.

He campaigned explicitly on a platform of change and then proceeded to install a cast of deeply entrenched establishment figures to shore up the establishment at the expense of common people. Classic switcheroo.

What’s up guys, my name’s Cory and today I’m gonna show you how to waste a bunch of time in the senate but before I do that, a word from my sponsors.

Unbelievable arrogance. None of these people have any idea how these weapons work but they want their grubby little fingers on the button.

Violent hegemony is the solution to every problem because when all you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail.