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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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What are politically progressive Tesla owners doing with their vehicles now that Musk is transparently in bed with the opposite end of the political spectrum? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Are people who bought Teslas, some probably for laudable climate ends, now disgusted to drive their car every day? Or are people still buying them and it's not yet hit home where their dollars are going...or other? Are people selling them due to political reasons now?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

Sounds like you'd get more mileage by donating the money to a mental health related charity, or a lobby group that advocates for mental crisis coverage under universal insurance, than buying a bullet resistant car.

I like to make this equation with Hungarian "ingenuity" under communism: We were producing canned goods for the population, but the design of it was so bad, regular Russian can openers couldn't handle it. With lack of P-38/P-51 in the eastern block, we had to come up with our own specialized can openers specifically targeted at these poorly designed cans, and also distribute them to the population. But really, all that would have been necessary is to just simply redesign the can again so that it's compatible with standard can openers again.

Bullet resistant cars and gun violence are an effect of bad design. The bad design is lack of social services.