TheFeatureCreature

Unfortunately we still rely on US trade at the moment. We are seeking alternative markets but it is going to take time.

Also cutting off potash is certainly an option, but it is best reserved as a nuclear last resort. If timed right, it could potentially collapse the US agricultural sector but tariffs would be the least of our worries if we did that.

Another option we need to consider is an other collaborative selloff of US bonds and other measures to devalue the US dollar.

Some people aren't even worth the energy and time to be angry at. They're not even worth the energy it takes to think about. The sooner you stop spending your energy on them the better your life will be.

Secondly: The vast majority of people you encounter couldn't give less of a crap about you. This one has taken me a long time to process as someone with social anxiety problems, but once you internally acknowledge this concept then life becomes a lot easier. Dress how you want, talk how you want, do what you want - people really aren't going to care. And if they do, they'll forget in 10 minutes.

And my parents have been predicting this for the last 40+ years.

The US was always going to find any opportunity it could to bring back slave labour.

The integrated battery is a bummer, but the rest of the bike looks like it uses normal bike parts, so not sure what you mean there.

Honestly, other than the battery tech this bike seems kinda lacklustre and overpriced. A fast-charging commuter bike with no fenders, racks, or lights? Ouch.

I'm a frequent Craigslist user for both sales and purchases. Selling stuff has become extremely difficult since Marketplace took over as the the "standard" for the area I live in. I'm in the same boat as I refuse to make an account on that shit heap of a website so getting my sales to move takes a lot more work.

It also does not help that the second-hand landscape has changed a lot in the past 5ish years. People expect a lot more money for their used items now and buyers expect steep discounts for like-new condition items.

I hate Intel and think they are a scummy dirtbag company but this is not good at all. Competition is what keeps everybody honest.

I have a nice bell on my bike but I don't actually use it all that much. I've had a lot more success with a "Passing on your left/right!" followed by a "thank you!" as I pass. Most of my bell use is to loudly ding it at cars that are parked illegally in bike lanes or drivers that nearly hit me/cut me off.

Bell ringing does get attention but it also gives off the same vibe as a car honking its horn. Also basically all shared pathways here require cyclists to yield to pedestrians so there is no reason why a bike should need to ding a bell to tell pedestrians to get out of its way.

The real issue, which this wouldn't fix, are cyclists that do 25-35km/h+ on busy shared pathways. I'm a cyclist at heart, but blowing past a hiking family on a trail at 20km/h is a dangerous dick move. I've had bike handlebars brush my sleeves as they zoom past; a single step to the left (to avoid debris on the path or just losing my balance) and I would've been hit and been in for a trip to the hospital with serious injuries.

It's getting really bad. You can look up the most mundane, everyday search term and there will be a distracting amount of fake images in the results.

I look up a lot of reference images for art projects and so I have to skim over a lot of AI slop.

I'm a cyclist so I frequently cross paths with dogs. For my own safety, I assume every dog I see is dangerous, especially in a post-COVID world where so many people got COVID dogs because they were bored.

The amount of irresponsible owners out there... I'm at a less for words. People struggle to control dogs so small they can fit in a pocket, I have zero faith they would invest the time needed to train something like a pit bull or other high-maintenance dog.

Thankfully I haven't been attacked by one yet. The last dog that jumped me on my bike was a golden lab. Unleashed in a leash-only area, of course.

And I can confirm that I Won't Be Playing It because Ubisoft blows chunks.

There is a waning interest, but it wasn't the singular reason the game flopped. It's because it was a painfully mediocre game at an extremely inflated price.

Mass-produced corporate sludge like Outlaws is exactly why interest is waning. It sucks the soul out of the franchise and makes people lose interest.

One of the many reasons I will never integrate smart home stuff into my house.

My light switches still work because they're powered by my finger instead of the "cloud".