PerCarita

I don't disagree with you that old-world car companies have corrupt practices, but this is not why Tesla is so popular. Tesla is popular because they make luxury cars that feel fun and because Elon used to be so ebullient and good at PR.

As for Tesla being better, how? The company is just as corrupt and their R&D into self driving cars is a bit behind competitors

No, I don't mind you asking. When it comes to talking about race relations in Europe and systemic racism against black people in the US, especially in the US she's of the view that Obama became president = racism solved, this she relates to how many Uyghur people are "actually in power", like black people in the US. I still see a systemic problem.

Another one is when we talk about Taiwan. I'm of the view that a country is made up of land, people, and government, and the people should have a say in who governs them. She thinks Taiwan (and Hongkong) belongs to China because it has always historically belonged to China. Thing is, we both live and work in Germany, but I don't think she knows which parts of Europe used to historically belong to this or that other kingdom that are now divided into different countries.

I've seen this sentiment being repeated in the replies, yet this also applies to private companies that are run by absolutely powerful people. It's true that Lord Acton wrote this about the monarchy, but some execs in multinational corporations today are just as powerful as old-timey monarchs.

It's the one-party system that bothers me, really. When I talk about politics to my one close-ish friend from mainland China, I often feel like she comes from an alien planet

Private companies are also run by people. "The market" is also affected by people making imperfect decisions all the time, waiting for it to self regulate is...well, I mean, aren't we still waiting?

Hahaha, okay, that's somewhat funny

You'd be surprised how many women don't come forward with harassment, sexual harassment, even sexual assault cases. We often think, unfortunately, that the system is not on our side. It's not weakness, more like mistrust and fear of being re-victimised.

Isn't it an old video? I saw it back in the heyday of Carpool Critics Movie Podcast

It's called "Let's Wing It". The first couple of episodes didn't have their faces on the poster, so they were easy to miss. It's a bit rambly, but it's a successor of sorts to TJM Podcast/Carpool Critics (which I also still listen to on repeat)

Yea, I'm not as invested in this story as others seem to be. I'm on a work trip abroad and am a bit hyperstimulated

Coming from a simulation software company here, not everyone in my company will know how to deal with servers or IT security and I think it's ok. The programmers and engineers are brilliant, creative thinkers, all highly educated, but some just never bothered to learn this one thing. It's almost offensive how our IT department treat the engineers, as if we'll break anything we touch, but I get it from a security stand point.

As a student, I used to work part time in server maintenance for our uni, that's how I personally got that knowledge. But even people working in the "tech industry" don't all have the same sets of skills or tech interests.

Really? But most consumer products work so easily nowadays.

What do you mean, I can plug this USB stick in and it works without me having to turn the system off and start another boot cycle? Then when I finish, I can just unplug it and it doesn't break?

It's like magic.