As long as the java edition exists it’s still there.

Even if the java edition goes away, it will still be there.

Us with solar and electric vehicles and bikes have been the actual ones prepping.

Preach brother. I remember the first time going to drinks with coworkers when I was young and started dating my eventual wife. Every one of them wife bashed, had to get home to the old ball and chain. Constantly just annoyed with their wives. They would look to me and I’d have to lie about my gf because I didn’t have anything like that.

15 years later and every single one of those guys are divorced. Various factors but I always remember those evenings getting beers. Meanwhile I’m happily married.

You start talking or acting that way and soon the jokes become actual resentment, and once it’s resentment it’s a very hard path back. Over communicate and appreciate your spouse, they should be your best friend, not the person you complain about in a bar. Your boss should provide enough material for that role.

Correct. There’s no evolutionary reason to. That’s why I chose the wording, that people should evolve emotionally past their basic instincts and learn empathy for others. I’m literally saying that falling back to basic human instincts and saying “why should I care for others” makes them horrible people.

Price is the only reason that I’ve seen that I respect. They are more expensive. If you can afford one I recommend switching, if you can’t then I understand.

No charging at home is doable, but it wouldn’t be easy, so I also respect that one - but I recommend something like a plugin hybrid for when you can.

For 80% of Americans who have at least 2 cars and a garage though, there’s no reason not to have one of them be an EV. You have a place to charge at home so you never need gas, and yes it’s more expensive but if you have a garage and can afford more than one car, then maybe hold on for the extra 10k to get an EV.

People talk about EVs like they do long haul 12 hour road trips every week and that it’s just “imposssssible” to have an EV. Like, it’s not nearly as bad as people make it sound, and then even then if it is terrible just keep an ICE vehicle around for them. Apparently I’m a weird one with 99% of my trips being commuting, going to the grocery store, random errands, and short 20ish mile drives.

And it shows that they haven’t evolved at all past it.

And that’s exactly what I recommend for people who can only have one car, it’s not as great as a full EV, but it’ll get you over the hump

My favorite reason, they want someone that looks like them. Heard that when I said I’d consider adopting, the other person was like “but don’t you want someone who looks like you?!”

Uh, no, my cat looks nothing like me but I still somehow mustered empathy for it. I don’t understand why people feel like they would love an adopted kid less, and it makes them horrible people.

This is pretty clearly a bot account with censorship code in there.

This is valid, the charging infrastructure was getting much better than stalled ironically because people said “the charging infrastructure isn’t good enough”. If a trip is long enough sometimes we just rent a car

A prime example of the argument propaganda has pushed.

How do I know? Because I’ve seen this argument literally hundreds of times and it’s so easily bunked.

How often do you actually make that drive? Is it every month or more? I highly highly doubt that you’re driving that far that frequently.

If it’s that rare? Rent a car. It’ll be less than buying gas.

Or, if you have a two car household have one EV and one ice. Take the ice on long trips and then 99% of the trips you take near home it’s ev.

Good old Tibor. What do you mean he was promoted?

Having a charger at home is honestly so freaking nice. I just don’t think about gas or gas stations or anything. I will never go back to ICE vehicles after this one

I just realized that he showed up twice! I’ve seen both gags a hundred times and never put together that he was the same guy!

Turns out it was never them being worried about the power usage at all…

You’re clearly trying to bait me into some argument which is why I have no interest in finding resources to show you. I’m not biting. I get some references, you try to tell me it’s bunk or it won’t work, I’m just not feeling it today. I don’t feel like being trolled or pulled into your anger circle. So, won’t respond anymore. Have a pleasant day!

This is technically true, but misses the context of massive PR and smear campaigns against EVs on social media. People voted with their wallet after being bombarded with propaganda on EVs being somehow more dangerous, somehow worse for the environment, and that it’s more fun apparently to go to a gas station every week.

Me, an EV owner who hasn’t gone to a gas station in 2 years now, has had no maintenance, and happily charges at home

Very similar, but not exactly the same episode. That one he was sitting in the core eating a sandwich, but very close :)

Lucky for me, it’s my role or job to pitch them, and I do not need to pitch them to you. You are more than welcome to read the EFF’s writeup on alternatives yourself.