You are wrong about electric cars, the will still require repairs: electronics, motors, transmissions, etc. However, your overall point is VERY well taken. We are reaching a critical juncture in human history where we must decide what we are going to do about all the excess human capital that we have.

This is a movie that was practically ruined by lens flare and/or screen whiteouts in almost every scene. The cinematographer also insisted on having camera shake in at least 50% of the scenes, even if the ship was moving relatively smoothly though space. If there wasn't camera shake, the camera angle was coming up from the actor's feet at a 35 degree tilt. In sum, the cinematography was distracting and truely, genuinely, terrible.

I will admit that I have never had a paid online news subscription. That said, I believe that democracy cannot continue without a free and strong investigative press corps. There was a day and age when dozens if not hundreds of news organizations made news. Today, we are down to a handful of organizations that have the resources, skills, and clout to get the stories that matter the most. Blogs are not enough. They lack the credibility and the finances to pursue and investigate news. They only provide us with the information that the blogger can stumble across in their personal lives, or they parrot the news produced by the few real papers left. Now, that does not mean I think the AP should charge for its content.. but.. news organizations have to make money somehow, and monetization though advertising doesn't seem to cut it..

The people need to DO something about this. It IS a slippery slope.