We already understood that you're more upset about trans people existing than you are children being raped, but thanks for saying it clearly.

Well seeing as someone posted a list of sources for the rape claim I'm going to go with that one is true and "fetish frankenpeople cavorting" is hyperbole.

Does your Trans Derangement Syndrome let you see that bringing up dancing to try to make the other side look worse than child rapists tells other people a lot about your opinion on raping children?

Or is it just that you don't know what words mean and "cavorting" sounds scary to you?

EV manufacturers are looking to make a profit everywhere. It's just that some countries don't let car manufacturers make all the decisions. The car manufacturers still make a profit, it's just that car manufacturers' profit isn't the number one priority.

Bikes and feet don't need chargers, and electric public transit uses far fewer chargers and far less electricity per person than when each person is in an electric car.

I suppose if everyone was allowed to all move "there" then the car company executives would be able to move too. Probably better to advocate for change where you are.

You just accidentally told us that you think dancing playfully in front of children is just as bad as (or worse than) raping children. That says a lot more about the side doing the raping than it does the side doing the dancing.

Nah, some countries have the sense to focus on things that are actually green (and coincidentally much safer, better for mental and physical health, and make the world accessible to everyone regardless of age, ability, and income) - such as public transit and pedestrian and biking infrastructure - instead of catering to car and car related companies' profits above all else.

Yes. There's a huge difference between using something which shows you ads, and buying something which shows you ads. And riding the bus costs at most $2.50, instead of thousands of dollars. And on the bus, the ads don't block me seeing what I want to see/doing what I want to do; I can look at a book, my SteamDeck, my phone, out the window etc. etc. and never look at the ads. (Which is what I must be doing, because I very rarely see ads inside buses. On the outside of buses and inside trains, yes, but not inside buses.)

Does getting an education about for example the Nazis mean joining the Nazis? Unless you consider getting more social media followers (audience growth) at all to be joining the dark side, that's not what I said. Avoiding learning about topics that make you uncomfortable is not what makes someone a good person.

That's how marketing has always been. An education in it also teaches how to not be influenced by it...

the driver can shout

Why can't a remote Waymo assistant shout? If the remote Waymo assistant shouting doesn't wake someone, why will shouting in person?

or shake them

I think many drivers would be wary of touching a stranger, and would just call 911 if the person doesn't wake from shouting.

By that logic, if you pay the ransom and get your files back, no harm was done so the Ransomware is no longer malware.
Using your resources (that you pay for) to display ads that you didn't consent to is harmful in a similar way. It's not harmful if you want the LG Monitor App Installer and consent to the ads, but that's not what's going on.
I reject your rejection as you not understanding that doing things to people and their property without the person's consent is harmful.

In my opinion malware is the most accurate term for this. (Adware isn't, as adware is ad-supported software, but it does say adware-like.) I would say that installing without your permission and showing ads is malicious. (And if any of the ads do any kind of tracking, that's "stealing" data - as it's taking your data without your consent - and makes it spyware.)
If this came from anyone other than Microsoft, there would be no doubt it is malware. Like say you visited a website and something was installed without your permission that caused ads to display on your computer. It use to happen (to people that didn't have the sense to protect themselves from it) and we referred to that as a specific type of malware (virus).

In my day he would be marked for advancement, today he is "autistic."

These things are not mutually exclusive.

It's almost as if you force a child to do something, they can easily prove they can focus on it and do it.

You've reached the opposite conclusion than is logical from the post you replied to. No, you can't force a child with ADHD to focus on something they don't find interesting. Their brain literally does not work that way. It's the same as trying to punish a paralyzed child into walking.

It's called work instead of fun-happy-time for a reason.

Note that with adults (who have had a chance to develop attention regulation), we give a positive incentive for working (payment). When we force adults to work under threat of punishment, that's called slavery, which is illegal in many places and generally frowned upon (no one wants that for their child).

You know what spankings and other real punishment did for GenX?

Created people who mostly agree children should not be treated this way...

They don't require a smartphone to be a passenger, actually. Uber has a number you can just call, and both Uber and Lyft let you book a ride on the website using a computer.

I'm curious how someone gets banned from riding buses.

Breaking the rules or the law, which varies depending on the specific bus system and area. So it might be something violent yes, but it can also be something like "failure to follow a lawful direction or request from an employee", for example putting your bag on a seat and refusing to move it when the driver tells you to.

And for how long?

Depends on what was done, if it's your first ban, etc.

Is there a system to challenge the bans?

You can try to appeal it in court.

Pity the poor bus driver who has to tell someone they're not allowed on the bus. Someone who may have been banned as a result of some past violence.

Most drivers don't put themselves in danger like that. Sometimes if they recognize someone that isn't supposed to be on the bus they just don't open the door, and drive off. But in this case the person would already be on the bus. So what will happen is police will meet the bus at a stop (either a future stop or, if the system is immediate, they may say they can't leave yet without telling passengers why), and take the person off.