... when all those batteries need to be replaced ...

What about all that "beautiful, clean coal" I keep hearing about from someone? Maybe they should try that. /s :-)

Our current President and his followers especially... Usually the smarter (more educated) someone is the more they realize how much they don't know. Sadly, the opposite is also often true. The dumber (less educated) often they know more than they do. See: Dunning–Kruger effect

Trump thinks he knows everything and is the best at everything, which makes me believe this story about one of his former Wharton professors, as reported here:

In my lifetime you could open a bank account with just a name, ditto for renting an apartment, and pay for everything in cash.

This guy is screwed unless he's only a guest of a patron.

Crime was lower and people were more responsible back then too.

All this control grid surveillance still hasn't caught the Building 7 people.

Maybe it's possible to decide a course of action was a bad idea and reverse it?

That's not even vaguely what I said, so it's unclear if this is some kind of language issue or the result of a disability, but I'm just feeling worse and worse for you. You somehow believe the cold war was about communism?

I'd say Microsoft won that war, and everyone else lost.

Well, I'll have to admit, I didn't have "learning that someone on Slashdot believes that the Cold War was a myth" on my bingo card for today.

Wow, I had no idea you were dumb enough to fall for the Red Scare.

> Apple builds the handset, the OS and the store

Remember, when iPhone came out there was no App Store.

That was a separate business that came later, competition was prohibited, and by prohibiting competition rents were extracted.

This is called "illegal tying" in the law.

They're gonna install malware on your device but heaven forbid your website sets the wrong cookie, then they're fining you 6% of annual revenue.

When did East Germany win?

Sounds like some good learnin', but Republicans, "Conservatives" and MAGA don't really want a well-rounded, well-educated electorate who can think for themselves, especially if it would disadvantage those in charge.

You seem to be confusing "wanting to get rid of communists" with "wanting their countries to be poor and dangerous".

Over the next quarter or five-ten years? 'Cause U.S. companies only really seem to care about the former, while the Chinese seem to care more about the latter.

To be fair, they don't all hoard all of it; some buy really, really expensive yachts - and slightly less expensive backup yachts for those yachts - or media companies, like TikTok and Paramount, a Nth back-up mansion, or donate money to the President for favors, etc...

Don't worry, all the cuts and changes by RFK, Jr. will even things out. /s