Why couldn’t I have been born in a saner time

  • MF_COOM [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    1 month ago

    The western world trying to defend tariffs on electric vehicles from China that would very clearly make electric cars a possibility for regular workers is one of the most mask-off evil things I’ve seen.

    (I know these countries engage on blood-soaked Imperialism but honestly the body count from that stuff is going to be a rounding error compared to the deaths they’re going to cause from climate change.)

    • DragonBallZinn [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      Furthermore it is the ultimate example of the so-called “free market’s” hypocrisy.

      The government literally intervening to help out rich people at the expense of the working class. Meanwhile there are no such punishments for offshoring jobs or replacing workers with ai.

    • TheLepidopterists [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      1 month ago

      Plan on running my current car into the ground, but once it’s time for a new one I would love to be able to purchase a BYD Dolphin. I commute by myself. I don’t need a big car, I just want to get to work cheaply and without destroying the environment any more than necessary.