Why do you need an entire council to pardon a local menace, but you only need one high-functioning sociopath to release a nation-wide criminal?

Honestly, no. As much as bitter we all are towards MAGA cultists, they are still people - most of them poor, uneducated, hopeful and manipulated. All these traits are especially relevant in my point.

They are poor and uneducated, because they were born in an inherently broken environment that gave them ultimately zero chance at life. I wasn’t randomly spawned in a house such as theirs, and I had an insane luxury of being born and raised the way that allowed me to form self-consciousness and empathy which was needed for me to end up as a socialist.

They, however, are stuck in an endless circle of misery and they need to be helped. Don’t blame the people, blame the robber barons that feed them with lies, hatred and simple solutions for insanely complex problems. These that are easy to digest but awfully deceptive, vile and false.

And don’t expect brainwashed people to be reasonable about their political interest. Don’t hate them for them not having been given dignity by the system that is broken.

Frankly, if we’re talking EV, then it’s really hard to point out on actually eco-friendly vehicle. It’s just a no-no with their absurd weight and how their battery production hurts the planet.

Sorry, but you seem to have really wanted to throw in your conspiracy bullshit. That isn’t to say it’s entirely untrue (just for the most part), but still very much unrelated.

Is it being electric a must? I can give you a handful of great options if you’re also into ICE cars

Then get yourself an electric wagon, and if you really want the space - a minivan or a van. There isn’t a single case where an SUV would be the most adequate option.

Yup, looks good to me

Sorry, what exactly is your point that goes beyond the comment you’re replying to?

I’m not sure if I get your point, I think car makers do try to make your everyday bun and greens fetchers often overly stylized and aggressive.

Take for example the late Ford Mondeo/Fusion (2013-2024 IIRC), which absolutely and intentionally stolenincorporated the Aston Martin design.

All the VAG beaters (VW, Skoda, Seat, etc) are furious at everybody for being around them and taking their lane, even if there’s only one lane.

Hyundai Staria is some dandy looking son of a bitch, and it’s a soccer momma van!

Even the good ol’ janky Dacia is doing it’s best to look way above it’s pay grade.

Frankly, at this point, it’d be harder to name a brand that isn’t aesthetically going through a mid-life crysis. You know? Go for it! Give me one.

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When I was a junior, I was given an entire front-end app to develop entirely on my own with very little guidance from the team-lead. It was some ridiculously bad code, especially since it was my first time working with React with basically zero preparation.

Few months later, project is delivered, I get some time to read docs and guides before starting the next one. Since I was learning theory on what I would practise earlier, I was digesting it extremely fast and it helped me patch up all the holes in my thinking and learn how things should actually be done.

Soon after the next project came and it was definitely much more of a smooth ride. The code was alright and even the early decisions I made were pretty sustainable much later. It was another project I was working all alone, then some people joined in and I was teaching them, but I would always guide them too much and they weren’t growing very fast.

Even after a few months, these people were not ready or willing to work independently, which was my personal failure as a mentor. That’s what really assured me that people should be given a lot of space to properly grow.

My whole career is me working on increasingly larger projects with decreasing assistance. And it’s extremely effective. 4 years in the field and I just became a software architect.

He’s still trying to be the nerd guru, doesn’t he?

Why not? They have everything on you anyway

Is California secession still a thing?

And even so, there is no Max Payne there

I mean I’d say I don’t believe in witchcraft but I wouldn’t take on this challenge, so I guess I do believe in witchcraft

You’re confusing late-stage capitalists with anarcho-capitalists

Is that even a joke or a fact statement at this point?