In objective measurable terms newer typically is better, especially with cars.

But the idea that cars should last 20+ years is just absurd and the framing of it being the Evil Car Companies trying to screw us all is not accurate. All we're seeing is the marketplace adapting to the use case that is common for the…

Just like welfare fraud investigations that cost more than they save I'm sure that the funding for this won't be going away any time soon.

My mockery is a way for me to feel superior to fans of reality tv, it isn't supposed to be entertaining!

You're confusing quality with capability. It isn't the quality of the iPod that determines longevity, it's the rapid progress of electronics.

Consider this: in 2008 the best commercially available CPU lithography was 45nm, we're at 22nm now. That reduces footprint and power consumption while allowing higher processing…

Not sure if serious! Seriously though, I fully refuse to accept responsibility for things I didn't have a hand in.

My responsibility as a white dude is the same as anyone else: aim to make the future better than the past has been.

Just because something works doesn't mean it's optimal or in any way preferable.

I have a toaster that zaps me with a shock every time I put down toast, I guess I should just never replace it because "it works"?

A show of disdain is mockery

Like with anything it's a series of trade-offs, cost of repair will scale upwards with complexity, there's no preventing that. The question is whether or not the utility you get justifies it. Electronics in cars allow for more power, better performance, lower emissions and greater safety.

What you're doing is trying…

No what we hate is when you describe it as evil that we've done. I have done no such evil, the only connection I have to those past people and their misdeeds are my skin and the fact that I was baptised as a Catholic.

That aside I don't get the hubub, looking back is a powerful tool for us to learn from the mistakes of…

Someone needs to mock the reality tv crowd, come on now. I'm doing god's work /s

I don't get how people can get riled up over these scripted "reality" shows

You call it "conditioned by consumer culture", but I call it pragmatism. Cars are better faster, cleaner, safer and more powerful. Holding onto the past just because is ignoring the very real gains that those of us who are "conditioned" see

Still not sure :/

Sorry, typo, there's supposed to be a "should" in there. As in I'm describing the way it should work.

The lack of justice ultimately comes down to those men and women who are running the system, our legal system certainly has problems but I think it's impossible to overstate how big a weakness having humans involved…

Which is why I said it's how it SHOULD work, but sadly not necessarily how it does work in practice.

The simple fact of it is that if you have a strong case and good evidence, you be able to get a conviction. If that isn't happening I don't think the problem is with the idea of a fair trial but rather with the flawed…

Not sure if that's an indictment of me as an asshole or not. I suspect so. Please advise before I respond, I don't wanna infer and accidentally be a huge jerk.

I don't like it because when people are trying to be politically correct it really feels to me like the motivation is coming from a selfish place. By that I mean they are being PC to be viewed a certain way, rather than because it's common fucking courtesy to not be a shit.

Arthropods cannot be trusted. They're gross whether they are on land or at sea.

You can do that by taking a trust but verify approach. We give the accused the benefit of the doubt by granting them a fair trial, we give the accuser our faith by doing the work to find out what happened. We owe these things to both parties, and when you in any way break that covenant you are eroding trust in the…

Wait wait wait....is it any better that it was a fucking crab and not a louse? NONONONONO