It’s cheaper to ship products into the USA from China than it is to send a package to a neighbor. This is because it is subsidized with US tax dollars because China is a “developing nation.”

Got 'em!

I thought he was trying to reinstate a pre-Covid ban and it has exceptions for wearing masks for medical reasons?

I really wish SW ran on Linux. That would get me to switch over entirely.

Literally dozens of them.

Or the less destructive, “Press Alt+F4 to triforce.”

Back in my day we drove back and forth to work uphill, both ways, and we only lost weight because we could never afford enough Starbucks and avocado toast!

Might work with pork chops.

Personally, I won’t be happy until there are unskippable video ads before two pages of sponsored results with an AI summary somewhere in the middle of the third page of search results.

Of course there should be popups when advancing between search results pages.

Ooo! Are we playing Corporate Lingo Bingo?

If it’s on Chinese social media and it’s not being removed by the CCP, it’s supported by the CCP.

“I’m Xinnie the Poo, and I endorse this message!”

It’s a matter of principle.

Did you mean sinophobists? You’d still be an idiot but at least you’d be a technically correct idiot.

Or rather how many frac-tiles?

This reminds me of the old adage when it comes to bears, “If it’s brown, lie down. If it’s black, fight back. If it’s white, goodnight.”

People often expect grizzlies to be the scariest, but they tend to be mostly territorial so playing dead is the best option. Black bears will see people as opportunistic prey if they’re hungry enough (most predators don’t want to get in a fight with their prey). Polar bears are always looking for food so I’m guessing that they’re hangry all the time.

No kids, don’t give a shit.

It clear that you and I will never agree, but fortunately it doesn’t matter because your pipe dream will never happen!

I’ll drive my car and hike/bike these mountains every weekend and keep on loving the freedom and peace of mind that I get to live with. 'Cause Murica.

1. The towns are too small to operate or afford shuttles to the nearly 2000 mountains in my state.
2. Nearly 2000 mountains, the amount of traffic in any given area is negligible.
3. There is almost no development and definitely no parking lots. You find an empty spot in the dirt near the trailhead. Usually no more than five or six cars around. Did I mention the part about nearly 2000 mountains to choose from?
4. Fair point. But we don’t need the mountains to be more accessible. We don’t need more people out destroying nature. Stay in your cities.
5. Nobody around here wants to socialize. We’re getting the fuck out of society into the serenity and quiet of being miles away from everyone.
6. Your last point is complete bullshit. Increased accessibility means more people, more people means more pollution of every kind. The tallest mountain here does have a shuttle to the top and the locals don’t like going there because it’s always packed.

I’m guessing you’ve never lived in rural America? I don’t think you’re grasping how big the world is for some people. I have to drive three hours to get from my urban home to my favorite mountain bike trail in the mountains.

I would also love to see huge improvements in public transportation, especially around me where the last bus route leaves at 6:30 pm. The only time I would actually consider riding the bus again, it’s already shut down.

The reality, though, is that public transportation cannot replace cars for people that need them. And if you live in the United States, it’s just too damn big, and at least 20% of the population will probably never see public transportation as a viable option.