The phrase is champing at the bit. I was 35 years old before I learned that, so thought I’d pass it on. Thanks for posting!

Just like our grandparents, check engine light can turn on if you cut the wire…

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What about LineageOS?

LTT had a few videos on degoogling your life. Provides some alternatives to each service.

These still exist in Ireland. Argos is a big one.

That’s true of drugs and gambling too. Would you support removing any government restrictions on those?

Triangle of choice. Sounds like you are hesitant to give up one thing in exchange for less social media control. How do we make things better then, assuming everyone has a different thing they are unwilling to sacrifice?

What big company is going to risk a fine tomorrow for profit today? Literally all of them?

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Gets a bit hard to chew If you don’t.

Dealerships do a lot of absorption of supply and demand elasticity on behalf of the manufacturer. It’s a symbiotic relationship.

Every state in the US already does this to prevent the ole ‘sold this car for a $1’ ruse to lower sales tax.

Op, are you familiar with the hedonic treadmill? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedonic_treadmill

If I worked for the manufacturer I’d just piggy back on other TVs networks to communicate. Wouldn’t work if you live in the country but for everyone else I’d just need a similar brand within wifi range.

Does it? Looks outdated to me.

I used to think this way too, or hand wave away all the inconvenients as lessons to be learned, but there is a very valid argument to make that the best thing we can do as a species right now, is to focus inward here before we move out there. Wall before you run type thing. The book mentioned earlier covers a lot of these topics in detail and if you are interested I’d highly recommend as it reshaped my view of the current options. godpseed

Yes it is! Right now no one can hurtle an asteroid at earth to end it instantly. When space mining takes off that’s a very real threat.

This is not risk free. When you give people access to space and still have terrorism and wars, things can end badly quickly.

There’s also a valid argument around where to best focus those resources now. We are nowhere near ready for space colonization on any scale, let alone sustainable ones.

A City on Mars by the Wienersmiths dives into some of these challenges if you are interested.

Exactly, quit using amazon.