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[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (14 children)

Is it racist to say I'd never buy a Chinese car just on principle?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Electric cars are so much simpler than ICEs...they're almost "phones with wheels"...so IF you happen to ~~"trust"~~ "buy" their phones, it's not a huge jump to cars...but it's a jump ๐Ÿ˜… , just not on principle.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I get your point but choosing Chinese phones as a trust example is hilarious. Every Chinese phone has a backdoor straight to China.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Your Apple or Android have a high probability of having all or part made in China.

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I know, maybe trust was not the right expression. The issue is that we still buy them, even if we know they're pumped full of spyware from a country that is not an ally.

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