PonyOfWar

The fact check is probably about the fact that Marcus Aurelius didn't say that.

The original cheap price is just as artificial though, as the Chinese government puts massive subsidies into its EV industry.

Of course it wouldn't arrive via an official approved update channel, but a backdoor. Easy to implement and hide when you write the software. Even VW put manipulated software in their cars before to fake lower emissions. Regulators didn't notice for a decade. That's even though it was being actively used, unlike a killswitch that would lie dormant until it's too late.

I'd like to buy from democratic countries if possible, especially with such a large purchase. Not a huge fan of my money funding China's regime.

As for exploding on command, that's highly unlikely. Although it wouldn't be outside the realm of possibility for China to push a little OTA update that just turns all the cars off if we ever went to war against China.

VW will always have the advantage of being from Europe. Tesla's decline has shown how much politics can influence people's purchase decisions. I know many people wouldn't consider buying a Chinese car, myself included, even while acknowledging that they're pretty good from a technical perspective.

For me, as an individual, I don't think the cultural relevancy of my generation matters at all when it comes to getting involved in society.

Nothing in particular? I don't see how my cultural relevancy would affect my life in any way.

I see no practical reason to build one on earth. It would be prohibitively expensive to build and maintain and there isn't really any point to it. On planets without a breathable atmosphere, maybe, but I don't see it happening within our lifetimes.

You think that big-breasted witch is... a young boy? What are you smoking?

I live in an old house, so sometimes mice find their way in. Never really a huge problem though. I catch them with live traps and let them out a few km away. Don't think I've had any in the last couple months.

Yeah, this seems like an attempt to create a token leftist community to prove that they're not right-wing (despite all active political communities on there being just that). I find it quite funny that they're still looking for an actual leftist to run the community... Good luck with that!