Well played.
You mean like driving an expensive car while black?
This comment is under rated.
Buying a bus is like buying a boat. Best days are when you buy it, and when you sell it.
My solution is to buy in bulk.
True, but being dependent on repressive places like Saudi Arabia and Russia to fuel your economy is a bad place to be. We need to do something to de-fund their ass.
At this point, Prius is like Nike shoes. There are so many more options than the one that started the trend. Excellent observation.
“What makes you think things will ever change”
Sooner or later, the population of Earth is going to need to deal with this human problem of authoritarian governments threatening our interdependent existence. Everywhere I look, it’s rearing its ugly head.
Yeah, but that was during the couple decades when Russian petroleum was still on the free market. The structural shift in demand for oil which will happen now hasn’t been seen since the Cold War. Because most of Europe is dependent on energy resources from Russia, the West’s strategic interests lie in a rapid shift to…
We aren’t in an emergency, funndamentally. We’re still in the elastic part of the supply and demand curve. He really shouldn’t release reserves yet. From a strictly utilitarian point of view. His motivation is likely political, so he can been seen as ‘doing something’ about the inflationary effects of this, plus all…
Agree about how what Putin wants to happen, actually will cause his downfall. But that’s short term/ long term.
I almost always have a niggle or two of a disagreement about something on these lists, but this one nailed it. I have to agree with every choice.
I would clarify that when you say that ‘Russia does not gain in any way’ that you are referring to the Russian people. They certainly are not benefitting from any of this.
Communism has nothing at all to do with atheism. It has to do with ordering the economy collectively. The early Christian church was communistic.
Yeah but you’re still writing replies like you’re ten years old.
Tribalism is built into our DNA. But humans also evolved a huge prefrontal cortex, precisely to inhibit direct gratification functions.
An excellent choice for a first bike. Cheap too. If I was looking for basic transportation, this would be exactly the kind of thing I would want. Especially for a normal sized human, the package is perfect.