That’s what you get for trying to have a real life.

For my generation, it was mostly TV. Same for Xers and Boomers, though they were also allowed to roam with no adult supervision. The habit of neglecting children is ingrained in our society, and computers are just the newest method.

It’s interesting how much recent talk there’s been about tires being a major polluter in our world, and every article brings up the fact that EVs weigh more and will therefore cause more tire wear and tear. It’s not a false statement, but it ignores all other pollution benefits of EVs, and I find it very suspicious that this narrative is forming as EVs start to really gain traction. There are other solutions, instead of sticking with lighter gas guzzlers: Smaller cars or, gasp, better mass transit and pedestrian/biking facilities!

I had no idea the violent crime rates had decreased to pre-pandemic levels. That’s huge, and ofc none of the regular sources want to talk about something so positive.

JFC… 😔

No, but seriously, as a parent who regularly gets texts and emails of crap that my kids want, teaching them to prune their links is next on my to-do list! It’s annoying AF, but right now we’re focused on the power of the “enter” button to add spaces between items on a list.

Vancouver, BC in Canada did the same, though they actually fully banned foreign property purchasing. I’m guessing it’s low hanging fruit that won’t get much pushback within the country. Hopefully these are just first steps, in both cases.

Really wish fucking anything were being done in the US.

Vancouver: https://vancouversun.com/business/real-estate/experts-say-foreign-buyer-ban-wont-bite-b-c-real-estate-prices

Barbie, hands down

To put a finer point on it: The average car buyer who has $0 down is not buying a $43,000+ car.

Buying old will always be cheaper, I’m not trying to argue against that. But the numbers you listed are going to depend on where you live. Registration will happen every year, whether you buy new or old, but buying an older car will save some money on those registrations. I’m really just trying to say that the same point can be made, but with reasonable and accurate numbers that the average consumer can relate to.

Why is no one calling bullshit on these numbers? 10%/mo of 100k/yr = $833 a month. That is a HUGE monthly loan repayment. That’s a $43,000 vehicle with nothing as a down payment. You can get a new car for less than half that. (And then on the next round you can trade in or sell your old one for more down payment.) Even if you figure that’s 100k pre-tax, you should still be left with roughly 70-80% of that, which is more than plenty for a basic new car.

I’m not arguing that inflation has been ridiculous, because it absolutely has. The bottom 90% of folks are getting fucked. But let’s use real numbers.

Carnivale, Boardwalk Empire, the last season or two of Downton Abbey, Call the Midwife, Marvelous Mrs Maisel. All of those came up on search (amongst many more), and I enjoyed them. Mrs Maisel is one of my favorite shows ever.

Our World in Data has a decent article about it: https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local

Pic: https://ourworldindata.org/uploads/2020/02/Environmental-impact-of-food-by-life-cycle-stage-768x690.png

I’ll watch it for the costumes alone. Truly amazing! I honestly can’t remember much about the plot from season one.