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I can't stand this line of thinking. Where do used cars come from? From handing down new cars. You can't buy a new used car, so someone has to keep buying new cars to supply the used car market. I'm all for prolonging the life of cars and reducing buying new cars for something newer and shinier (my daily has been two smaller 1998s in a row), but buying used "for the environment" is greenwashing your hands of the fact that it was, in fact, a newly-manufactured car at one point. Paying for a used car incentivizes people to continue buying and selling their new cars. And yeah, the manufacturing pollution sucks for a new car, but so does the operational pollution of older vehicles. What's the break-even for the manufacturing pollution of a 2020 car vs the continued operational emissions of a 2000 car? A decade? So by 2030, buying that new 2020 might be cleaner than continuing to prop up that 2000.

Yeah, I'm excited for a better used EV market. Saving pollution is a side effect of me needing them to be more affordable. I hope a used 2nd gen Leaf will be compatible with me in 2026. I love saving gas like it's a competition. I hypermiled and aero-nodded a 97 Taurus. I wanted 4x4 and got a 98 Geo tracker in 2020. I needed a pickup and got a 98 4cyl Ranger in 2022. I commute half my days on a 60mpg motorcycle. I have never bought a new vehicle in 20 years of driving, but used cars aren't manufactured as used.

If a German reads 24-richard-wilhelm-theodore to an English guy, he'd write down 24RVT if going by the sound, 24RWT if knowing German pronounces the W with a V sound. This is _exactly_why the NATO alphabet is standardized and swapping things around "in an emergency" isn't permissible. There are so many variances in pronunciations between languages like this. Since you're writing in English, watch what happens if you hear someone use Spanish and French words like "Javier Habanero Ennui Allo". An English speaker might know the words, or might write down HOOO. And then there's regional differences like Spain with some hard Cs or THs instead of soft C or Mexico with some indigenous Xs that sound like CH instead of H. Not to mention the typical English pronunciation of Uniform starts with a Y sound (some groups say oo-nee-form). And it's not xylophone in every language, so why not write down a Z?

That's why they developed one, singular group of words for the alphabet. It's not perfect, but it's the group that was picked.

P is for Pterodactyl. C as in Czar.

Mr. Krabs leans into the mic, unprompted, "money!"

Tariffs. I worked for a truck equipment company in 2017 when Trump implemented 10% on Chinese steel and 25% on aluminum. My customers just about unanimously voted for Trump. It was pretty amazing to explain I was selling them the same exact equipment made from the same exact Chinese metal, but it now cost more for them to buy. China didn't give a fuck, China sold the same amount of metal it did as before and it certainly didn't pay the tariff - that is a US-side payment. That's how tariffs work.

And no, ignoring the part where American production would be too expensive, we don't even have the processing capacity here to fire up the mills. It's not coming back.

Interesting crossroads between a predicted reduction in America's demand for EVs and Musk still trying to be a cutthroat salesman. I guarantee Mexican production will still be cheaper than American, so what's the holdup? This is Musk's money maker.

Most of this thread is overlooking familiarity, consistency. Aside from regional/international differences, the mcdouble you order at home is gonna be exactly as the same as the mcdouble ordered 400 miles away. Your usual will be there. Many people aren't gonna take a chance on Jeff's Cafe on the road. Jeff's Cafe doesn't spend a billion dollars on ads to tell you they still have the same thing you ate a decade ago. People don't want to spend as much time and effort as it takes to read Jeff's menu, decide what sounds good, and then see if it matches their expectation.

"It was a clear case of a cult game failing to find a broader audience."

The non-gamers assumed it was about the game. The gamers knew it wasn't about the game. It failed to find any audience. And a decade too late.

710 pages into this mandate and they decide they don't have room to talk about SS?

Nah, the official girl figure came first. The porn version they had on hand was a boy.

I'm just sharing actual information to someone who sounds uninformed. But go ahead and don't give a fuck, because I don't have any extras to donate to you anymore

I can't beleive the number of New Yorkers (NYC residents and expats) that trust Trump. He has wreaked havoc across the city and metro area with terrible buildings, stiffed contractors, and constant financial mockery. His post-TV show perception has done an insane job of making even the most affected people forget what a sack of shit he his. They really think 1. He runs businesses well due to his continued financial growth and that 2. Running the country like his businesses will somehow benefit them, the national equivalent of those laid off from his private endeavors.

So anyway, that's how I know they just racist assholes.

Despite the larger size and bright colors, they're a bit more discreet than cigarettes. Most places that ban cigarettes equally ban vapes, so they're often concealed more. That probably has a spillover effect to areas they're allowed. They're only activated when sucked, so, unlike a cigarette that's burning whether you suck it or not, most people take a puff or 3 of vape and then go a few minutes without it. It's not as obvious as a person deliberately smoking one whole cigarette.

But maybe they're not around you. I think the other comments covered the locations well enough, sarcasm included. But if you suddenly smell something sweet like fruit or cereal, casually take a look for someone vaping