What makes you say Chinas EVs are shitty? Have you seen any of the specs? Have you heard about any tests? Have you read the recent reports from Western sources about quality?

And if you want to stick with state-side motors, you are likely looking for the Slate EV.

I theorize that this is the leading cause of “gap” between generations. Adults who are emotionally inept always say “it doesn’t hurt that bad,” “heartbreaks heal,” “you’ll get over this issue you are facing,” “you’ll forget all about this,” or something similar. Those kids are going through something that they haven’t ever experienced, and that hurts or is scary.

Adults have the experience to understand that things can change, but frequently lack the wisdom to empathize with the “new” factor for the kid.

Persona

I agree with your sentiment, and I am in a similar boat. I dont think stepping away from Reddit / Facebook / Instagram / TikTok is hardcore.

I didn’t have eleventy billion updooterinos on Reddit, but I had a fair share. When they made their stand around 2 years ago, I nuked my profile and bailed.

BR 549

Well, at least you won’t spend Eternity with a bunch of kiddie diddlers that repent before the end.

Good on you.

Light that gas right up, mom.

I audibly laughed.

Like a normal human. With my meat air bags and not a modulated voice speaker.

“No”

The Brothers Grunt

Best time to plant garlic and onion sets is the very end of fall. You can do it in early spring, but the results are better if they overwinter.

Tortilla chips (cheapest)

Block of government cheese, shredded.

Pickled jalapeños if you have them.

Nuke for 20 seconds.

Download the Downloader / Viewer at https://kiwix.org/.

Get your own backed up copy and keep it on a thumb drive.

The algorithms in social media, media platforms, and search engines are all designed to keep users engaged so that ad revenue can be generated and user data can be harvested.

Adding to that, a lot of these misogynistic creators leverage predatory practices that manipulate marginalized people into sycophantcy.

When this and other factors come together, we wind up with mindless drones which are easily manipulated, constantly angry, and always searching for a way to “get back” at those that who marginalized them.

How do you know that you are talking to Tiff’s folks? What’s the due diligence here?

And more importantly, what are the risks to all parties for not verifying this?

Always partner with other parents when minor children are spending time under your roof. The same rules apply if the minor child is 7 years old or 17 years and 364 days.

It would be whelming. Just so.

Ol’ Dorky D has principals, I suppose.

Putting a comment here to commemorate when I initially interacted with the time travellers.

A hypothetical person could gather up about 10 boxes of microwave popcorn.

That peraon could then gather up as many microwaves as possible from the shelves.

He or she coukd evenly distribute the microwaves across the store. They coukd even place two or three around the HVAC intake ducts.

That nefarious individual could remove all filters from the HVAC intake ducts.

If lead to do so, the person could put 1 bag of microwave popcorn in each microwave.

Feasibly, they coukd also start each microwave on high for 60 minutes.

The anecdotal smell of burnt popcorn would permeate and last for months. If you think burnt popcorn wouldn’t be that bad, then I would wager that you’ve never been in an office building that was evacuated for the burning chemical smell of one bag of popcorn left too long.