This is Slashdot, nobody was affected.

Who will be the client base in an era of permanent recession?

What do you recommend doing about apps or websites which require a google/FB account to sign up?
Do you just skip those or have yet another disposable Google account?

Who are the buyers if most people lose their jobs?

Don't know about other countries but here in the UK the chargers owned by BP and such have been increasing the price to the point that my PHEV is cheaper to run on petrol, when last winter I'd use all the battery, AC charge at my destination and return without burning petrol.

The way things are going we'll have variable price according to the time of the day and according to the mood of the vendor. WE could end up with multiple subscriptions to pay just to have a predictable expense rather than a completely random price rip-off.

Limiting to 10m without expelling older people is the politically correct kind of cruelty, but eventually the goalposts will shift.

Clumsy typing on my part.

Root cause: way too many humans of the wrong age.
The focus on immigration usually omits that Western Europe needs working age people in good proportion to that of the old folk we have/are. Limiting to 10m without expelling people is the politically correct kind of cruelty, but eventually the goalposts will shift.

Must buy a dog and a ball then.

In a planned economy yes. If free market is preferred, then no state will legislate maximum number of flights, or ban flights under x miles like in France.

Without this kind of intervention, it's likely that self driving cars would be chosen for overnight travel, with the use of real estate for parking being the limiting factor.

If the legislators decide that accepting sub-optimal travel is preferred over problems from emissions, then I can imagine certain routes being shut down, and airlines having to adapt and/or disappear.

It will newsworthy if or when the UK wholesale market changes rules to break the link between gas price and electricity price. Until then we can be impressed with our world leading wind generation.

https://www.ecotricity.co.uk/o...

In the USA is it common to have self service tills at supermarkets that accept coins?
It takes patience and free time but occasionally I clear out the wallet by spending some extra time at one of those tills, looking like a strange gambling addict.

Xiaomi tries really hard to be like Apple, but without giving up on the EV project.
  Have a look at the Xiaomi tablets and see if they have what you need.

Or like that film where people are miniaturised.
Maybe a genetic process to make humans smaller each generation until we can ride a domestic cat.

PHEV owner here. Single car in the household, even though I have 2 allocated parking spaces.

By the time the 3-4 year credit agreement is about to renew I'll consider a full EV, but until that happens I'm happy with the compromise of getting only 3.2 miles per kwh. The Tesla charger is installed and will hopefully be ready for whatever car I get next.

This first year of ownership I refuelled twice, ahead of trips to-from the airport. Peace of mind and convenience are certainly worth paying for.

Do investors count as consumers? All I see is Doctorow's trend of enshitification, justifying the removal as many employees as possible until real consumers are paying real money and getting self-service in return.