Uncle_Rabbit

Uncle_Rabbit t1_j1c0lhg wrote

Reply to comment by zenzukai in Canada moves to mandate electric vehicle sales starting in 2026 by rentalfloss

We need to be living less materialistic consumer focused lives without all the new tech and junk every year, but that's not profitable so that message won't get pushed, instead they want to sell everyone a new car. The materials used to make the cars will be mined, refined, and shipped with fossil fuels and the cars themselves will be manufactured and charged with fossil fuels. Why do EV's need to be connected to the internet to charge as well? Probably so corporations can monitor your habits, locations, everything and then sell the data to other corporations or governments that will pay for it. Hooray! More ads! In theory EV's sound great (if you believe they will all be charged from renewable sources), but I'm skeptical at best about the real world roll out of EV's. It seems like one more cash grab without addressing the underlaying issues society has.

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Uncle_Rabbit t1_izf9vh7 wrote

Reply to comment by murrrow in [TIL] Early in his career, Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken, had a habit of getting into fights. He once had a shootout with a competitor, Matt Stewart. After Stewart shot and killed one of Sanders' employees, Stewart was convicted of murder, eliminating Sanders' competition. by OvidPerl

"All of you will die, but that's a risk I'm willing to take".

Colonel Sanders to his chickens before sprinkling 11 herbs and spices over them.

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