You, sir, are the very example of what I was talking about.

So many false premises, so much bitterness about "change". It's ok to any person to feel anxious about changing. As an old man I surely have my anxieties, too.

But that shouldn't be the driving motivation for a country. It certainly wasn't for the rest of US history.

The US could be leading the way in this immensely important change. But I see many of you (my US counterparts in this forum) actively fighting against it and then being frightened (and even belligerent) about China taking your spot.

I wasn't talking about how much money is divided, but how the rate of every artist is counted. But my idea, as I myself admitted is a bit simplistic. I'm sure there's much more to be adjusted than simply that.

I get people's more immediate concerns. But that is exactly why the country (through politicians, companies and governments) should encourage and invest on innovation that lead to better outcomes, not demonize and setting it back.

This reminds of the famous Ford quote: “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.”

As I said, what most Americans seems to be actively fighting against it right now, is exactly what could drive them towards several more decades of global leadership and even more of that much-valued freedom. the US definitely have the capacity to be the leader in green energy and EV production. Instead, they're giving it away to China and then crying it foul.

What if - and I know this is a simplistic idea - but what if only the streams from paying subscribers counted? I believe it would greatly discourage this type of fraud.

Having lived the last 50+ years knowing the US as the leading country in innovation and technological advancement, it truly astounds me how the situation seems to have completely reversed now.

The shift to clean energy is not only a matter of environmental preservation but also of economic progress. Americans seem to be voluntarily and stubbornly choosing to stay out of this movement.

What this means is an increasing divide between the US market and the rest of the world, significantly reducing the space for American industries and the country's influence on global trade.

And, paradoxically, this only worsens the US position in relation to China, the very scenario that the same people who reject clean energy fear so much.

The actual statement in the article is that the decline cause is the end of the tax credit, not the surge.

What is obvious is that the surge in sales in the last couple of months makes the drop seems even more significant.

Anyway, even specialists are saying that people - knowing the credits would end - anticipated buying an EV, this also helped to cause a drop in sales in October. Which makes sense.

https://insideevs.com/news/777...

I grew up exposed to many new technologies and made my entire career about it.

But I'm no luddite and (I like to think) I'm a reasonable person and always tried to keep my home to a sensible level of technology. I definitely don't need to everything, from room temperature, to curtains opening/closing, to coffee making being automated and I resist to buying every new shining thing that shows up anytime.

I think that most of the anxiety that people report nowadays stems not from the technology itself, but from the FOMO and consumerism, specially triggered by current social media. So these would be the real harmful elephants in the room to be addressed. We should learn how to be comfortable with ourselves and responsible with technology, instead of completely dependent on it.

Right and valuable for him, of course.

This example has absolutely nothing to do with legal, medical or scientific advice. Even less to making any of these on mass media.

Now you're just being snob. Ok, then... You can't give any of these being unlicensed. There you go.

No, she wouldn't. Only if she set up and monetize a TikTok account telling everyone to drink orange juice instead of seeking medical advice.

You can complain all you want, but you can't make assertions or claim authority over the subject (i.e.: prescribe medicine or give legal advice) if you lack proper education.

During a press conference where they presented their idea for a new invention, the airplane, the Wright brothers were asked what if it crashes and kills people? "Well, it's not 100%, you know? We try to make it the safer we can, but accidents may still happen."

So a member of the audience stood up and shouted: "What about if it killed someone of your own family?" The brothers looked at each other and, decided in that very moment to cease and desist to carry on with the development.

And that is why up to this day, 100 years after, anyone who wants to cross the ocean still has to build and do it on its own canoe. /s

I see this as essentially no different than accidents caused by current car (or trains, or airplanes) fabrication defects.

You can ask the same question for them: if any system of these vehicles malfunctions and cause an accident, who should be held responsible?

She. Tekedra Mawakana is a woman. Just correcting.

Make the seconds variable, not fixed. Then program an algorithm that slightly changes it every day throughout the year, so dawn, high noon and dusk happens in the exact same hour:minute everyday for each location. That way no one can complain anymore! /s