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Yeah I don't know about "par for the course"

What other generation had the threat of scientifically proven ecological collapse looming over them?

Where? Idk about your area, but in mine all the options are big corporate chains

And even in areas where family owned retail stores still survive, a lot of people can't afford to shop at them, because they'll always have higher prices than the big chains, and with the price gouging that's gone on since 2020, many families are struggling to make ends meet as it is.

Pretty much nothing, hence why I said I get it 🤷🏼‍♂️

100%

Miss me with that watery bland shit

Yeah I do agree that complaining to employees is useless, but it's also a really frustrating situation and it's not like you can get the CEO on the phone to complain. I wouldn't personally complain at an employee, but I do get how someone might in the midst of such frustration.

Same thing happened to Community - they removed one of the best episodes because it has blackface, but the context of it is that an actual insane person is doing it and literally Every other character condemns it in no small way (not to mention that it's not really blackface, because he's supposed to be a dark troll) - but it still had to go apparently

Great example, because that's a play station exclusive, so unless you have that specific console, you're fucked thanks to corporate greed

Pretty sure it's no commitment, so go try it for a month, you do need a solid internet connection, but nothing insane

Yeah, I don't disagree - though with a 3070, I wouldn't quite say their top spec is really top spec, but all in all its really not a bad deal at all.

And I have to say, being able to game from a super thin laptop with full graphics settings, and low power usage is awesome.

It's also really excellent if you're not sure you'll actually use a gaming pc much - better to sub for 3 months of shadow then cancel than buy a $2k gaming PC then have it sit idle after a few months

I seriously can't believe there are still people who think China is actually communist anymore

Sounds like that one horror movie from when I was in HS - Paranormal Activity, everyone thought that shit was real in my class

You're being down voted for engaging in whataboutism, not because people disagree with you - especially on this site you won't find many who disagree

So what do you suggest that can actually be done, besides removed about it on Lemmy?

You talk a lot about moralizing without actually making a difference, but that's exactly what you're doing in your comment.

So hit us with it - what should we be doing instead? Other than removed about it on Lemmy, I mean?

"they're putting so much shit in the water, it's turning the damn alligators gay!"

You can't logic yourself out of a position you didn't logic yourself into lol

Aka - The Dream

Of course it won't fix climate change in one go, but doing so would remove a major fossil fuel dependency for your average Joe and make them much more likely to vote against fossil fuels.

Put another way, how many people driving gas cars would vote in favor of heavy taxes on fossil fuel use?

Now, how many would vote that way if they personally didn't have any dependencies on fossil fuels?

Also, highway vehicles account for 1.5 billion tons of GHGs being emitted each year, that's 11% of the global yearly GHG emissions, so yeah, it definetely would "move the needle". In the US specifically it's as much as 20% of our nations emissions.

And yeah I already know the next argument "bUt YoUr JuSt UsInG fOsSiL fUeLs To ChArGe It" - except you're not necessarily, in my area (part of CA), you can choose to have 100% of your electricity provided by renewable sources for a small monthly premium ($18/month). Additionally in CA, all new homes are being built with solar power, which further increases your ability to charge without fossil fuels.

And in the areas that isn't true, it's at least getting groundwork laid down to make it true. An electric car can be powered by renewable energy, a fossil fuel car must be powered by fossil fuels.

There are a lot of steps to solving climate change beyond "buy an electric car", and you're right that industrial and commercial pollution accounts for the majority, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't be pushing on all fronts.

We've already waited way too long to act, we can't afford as a species to say "well, I'm not going to change my car until the industrial polluters get their shit together", we have to push in Every possible direction, all at the same time to make progress, and electric cars overtaking fossil fuel cars is a big part of that.

There's a lot of work to be done globally until electric cars are 100% green, both in terms of power infrastructure and the processes to create them, but there's no way forward with gas cars, so we need to start moving over as a society now, phasing out the production of gas cars with electric

Kind of like Nvidia GeForce Now - except that you get a full windows PC environment to play in, so theoretically you can play any game that runs on Windows.

I used it for a while, it's pretty good, but the cost has risen a lot faster than the Hardware quality lately and now in order to have a "top spec" gaming pc it's like $50/month.

Not a bad deal if you don't game much, but want to check out a specific game for a month or two - or if you travel a lot but want the power of a full desktop. But if you just want a gaming PC, you're probably better off building your own

How exactly does this work? Not trolling I've just never heard this particular accusation before

I use audibookbay to download, and AudiobookShelf to listen. It's an awesome combination for DRM free audiobooks

Remember kids, if you're not solving climate change entirely in one single step, there's no point in trying.

Seriously, what a brain dead argument lol