It's a thing. Don't buy the food, don't eat the food. Only yesterday I watched a couple waddle out of a bakery with a large bag filled with cakes, buns and pastries. They were under 40 years old and already unable to walk properly.

This is one of the worst articles I've read on here for a long time.
How many ICE vehicles were sold?
How many EV's were sold?
Numbers, not fucking percentages.
When those numbers are shown: how many were business/fleet?

So, Meta using idiots are getting scammed. I'm not even getting some popcorn.
https://www.reuters.com/invest...

My browser blocks/hides social media like-links - I haven't seen a "Like" icon in years.

I was given a Tesla as a courtesy car and brought it back the next day - hated it. Twice it jammed on the brakes while I was overtaking lorries on the motorway!
I don't even have a radio in my car.

Schipol airport wouldn't let me out even though I had an 8 hour wait for the flight.

I'm just not shocked anymore at how fucking stupid people are. Give Meta all your pictures, life experiences, preferences and now, exactly what type of person you'd like to date (and if you're trustworthy in a relationship).

Pull all the tech out of a car and I'll buy one.
The last thing I want is more electronic garbage in a car that's already over-priced, especially when it's job to spy on me.

The last car I bought was 15 years ago and it cost me $500. I'm still driving it. 60mpg @ 60mph. Seats 4 adults. Easy to maintain. $100 a year on oil/filter/brakes. 2000 model Suzuki Swift 1.0l GL
I don't know what brain rot you're all drinking but keep it away from me.

Seeing as Microsoft admitted to EU leaders that the US government has legal access to every bit of data stored on their servers, how is worrying about the Chinese an issue?

It already has - lots of people are already ditching their smartphones and I certainly won't be buying another now that Google wants to further restrict my sideloads.

I contacted both Signal and Proton about a very simple method of securing their apps. Neither implemented it. The same could be done with any device: 2 passcodes.
You have your passcode "password" which unlocks the device and allows use. This is what you give to anyone that demands access.
You have a different passcode "P@55w0rD!" that allows you proper access to your device so that you can keep all your sensitive data there.

My 50yo car begs to differ, as do the cars made in the 80's and 90's before engineered obscelence got factored in.

The collapse of the middle-class starts rolling...

That's what I read and did a double-take!