I would be so embarrassed to bring my employer into this shit. Of course I wouldn’t get into it to begin with, but I don’t get how these people have no shame or sense of how they’re coming across.
That said, no car is an investment, in terms of it appreciating in value. I’m sure you know that just I’ve seen some comments along those lines when people talk about electric cars depreciating.
I would never buy any vehicle that’s 10-20 years old if I have any other options available. A lot of shelf life used up at that point.
I bought a used 2023 bolt this year with only 5k miles on it. My previous car was a new 2008 Kia and I figured out with inflation I paid about the same for that one as I will for this one.
David Knezevich was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the US citizen last February while the couple were involved in a multimillion-dollar divorce...
Question inspired by the news that Dave and Busters is supposed to be adding gambling to their games. And of course there are the sports betting apps....
In the case of this post whatever people replying consider legitimate.
For me “tax revenue” isn’t, if we could get tax revenue off murder for hire we wouldn’t do it. It’s not like with cannabis where there are more obvious personal benefits and relatively low risks.
I’m more receptive to other commenters points about being able to regulate the activity rather than drive it underground and in doing so strengthen criminal enterprises.
I think this is a good argument. That said, seems like adding gambling to skeeball or pervasive sports betting apps are good candidates for prohibition by regulation.
I’m concerned about regulatory capture - the industry infiltrates and ends up controlling regulatory bodies because there’s so much money to be made.
I think there’s a balance somewhere between helping people handle risk and letting them make their own decisions.
For example, I’m glad the U.S. has the food and drug administration. A person could say “people are smart enough to choose their own food” which is true but I also want there to be a professional who is verifying food doesn’t have contaminants in it.
What I mean is regulating a vice means putting some kind of guard rails on it. Alcohol is legal, but not for children, and many places have rules about how it’s advertised, training for servers and not serving clearly intoxicated customers.
Should there be rules about gambling like, “you’ve lost $10k this month, no more betting for a while”, that kind of thing. In recent years it seems like you can bet on anything anywhere, and it’s being pushed very hard in advertising. Doesn’t seem like there is much going on in the way of regulation.
Most governments you’re starting from an existing set of laws, not starting from scratch, so presumably someone at some point had a reason for putting a law into place. Not saying they’re all good, plenty of shit laws.
I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...
He is now denying the validity of dna tests. I don’t want to say the past 35 years of having him treat me worse than he treats his sister had anything to do with his assumptions of my dna, but he was upset to learn that I am more Irish than him. I wonder what he thought of my mother before these results…
Christianity asking you to accept the trinity is asking you to accept a logical impossibility. There’s no point in trying to figure it out, the entire exercise is to make you accept it on faith and not question it. It’s not big and profound, it’s a stupid waste of time like that mind trap they made for the Borg on star trek where they would get stuck thinking about it so much they’d die.
Another car idea that I’m sure would just get me into trouble is having a mic and loudspeaker so I can speak to other drivers instead of just honking. A horn lacks the nuance of the spoken word.
I think it’s oversimplifying to say all small town people are Republican or that small towns don’t produce anything of value. For example people talk about Texas as a red state but millions of people there vote Democrat. (And plenty of Democrats aren’t anti fascist) But you’re right that in actual shooting war maga Republicans won’t do as well as they think
A river otter took a selfie in Ridley Creek, ending a 100-year absence for ‘the most elusive aquatic animal in Pa.’ (www.inquirer.com)
The sighting shows that the revival of the animal, which was once nearly extirpated from Pennsylvania, continues throughout the region....
Sovcit's employer is confused by sovcit. (lemmy.world)
Here’s why so many US Republicans won’t buy EVs (wapo.st)
Ana María Henao: Ex-partner of woman who went missing in Madrid arrested in Miami (english.elpais.com)
David Knezevich was the prime suspect in the disappearance of the US citizen last February while the couple were involved in a multimillion-dollar divorce...
Republicans are pulling out all the stops to reverse EV adoption (www.theverge.com)
The scaling back of Saudi Arabia’s proposed urban mega-project sends a clear warning to other would-be utopias (theconversation.com)
🍫 rule (sh.itjust.works)
Physical touch from teammates appears to improve free throw accuracy in basketball (www.psypost.org)
What are legitimate arguments for legalization of gambling?
Question inspired by the news that Dave and Busters is supposed to be adding gambling to their games. And of course there are the sports betting apps....
Generate shadows without trees: vegetable awnings, a new way to generate shadows in the city. (www.singulargreen.com)
I found these kind of cool as an idea, as they can be added rather easily to existing cities and provide some greenery without taking up space, while providing shade:...
Anon shows off Linux in class (sh.itjust.works)
A YouTuber let the Cybertruck close on his finger to test the new sensor update. It didn't go well. (www.businessinsider.com)
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After years of being told I was part Cherokee, someone was mad that I wasn't. (lemmy.world)
He is now denying the validity of dna tests. I don’t want to say the past 35 years of having him treat me worse than he treats his sister had anything to do with his assumptions of my dna, but he was upset to learn that I am more Irish than him. I wonder what he thought of my mother before these results…
the ologies don't like to talk about theo (mander.xyz)
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[serious] If Project 2025 becomes a reality. Would you fight in a civil war?