Other people watch TV shows or movies, or read books, or surf the Web. It’s fine in moderation.

Fun!

Thanks for the thoughtful story about your experience!

I’m old, which means I’m in a good position with this thought question. Even limited to cars that debuted in 1963 (see Web site below), I would not be unhappy:

Wow. Thanks for telling your stories, though I imagine these must be unpleasant memories. Men don’t always (hardly ever?) realize how common these terrible situations are without contributions like yours.

Maybe I’m naive. Are there are lot of white collar jobs that have unpaid internships as the price of entry? I can think of journalism, advertising, and fashion? All of my experience is with STEM jobs, where you tend to get paid (though not always well) for your work.

...clearly, there are structural factors at work that far outweigh any individual’s calorie-counting. And yet, that’s what these narratives always come back to.

The profile views look like Geely copied two of the most noticeable design elements of the Tesla, the fender crease and the shape of the window. 

One commenter mentioned audible music. Agreed. I’ve lately noticed something related: people talking on the phone, inside their car, with the conversation being audible outside. External speakers, I guess? And owners who don’t know that when they do the hands-free talking thing, they have it set up so that people…

I don’t know the cosplay world; is it 95% women?

...probably during a montage.

It’s not a common thing, but it’s definitely a thing. Wikipedia describes a dozen or so incidents of injury and death in the U.S. due to “celebratory gunfire.”

New Hampshire has 400 members in its House of Representatives, so I’m almost never surprised at the craziness.  

Here’s a slightly different perspective: Why do you want to distinguish cars by their rear openings? Are you maybe a dog reincarnated? (...which would be pretty awesome, actually.)

You’ve summarized my thinking much more concisely than I could have. :-) Thanks.

Yes. I thought about this a little more, how I would design an experiment (I’m a research scientist, though not in sociology or economics):

Thanks for the clarification.

Sure, I can see that for specific examples, such as the one you give, having rich parents could be a precondition for success. And I think it’s undeniable that having rich parents gives you a leg up. But Professor James claims that having rich parents is more important than education or work ethic. I’ll be more…

Nice insights. I had a question, though:

The main challenge these EVs are facing in the US, and in places like the UK, is that their parent brands are not licensing access/compatibility to Tesla charger’s network and are instead building their own, which will take many years to reach the same density of charging stations as Tesla’s.