It does seem a little redundant, but with any form of energy production the key is getting more energy out than you put in. If you want coal to make electricity at a power plant you have to set it on fire first, and that takes energy.

Ah, that's true. Probably not, then. But one day! One day.

I agree with you. But maybe after that pain. If people have an idea of the way we can go. Then maybe we go that way instead. Like Fresco said in 74 on Larry king

Are you high? Toyota Corolla's start at $22K now. No shot a compact EV will be $25K and/or $250/mo. At least not in the next 5 years with current interest rates and residual values. Elon is just blowing smoke for the shareholders and stock price like he always does.

Not within decades. Within decade.

The article title says decade singular and the article itself says “within a decade”.

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Not to mention time zone and cultural issues - I work with a company that has all their developers in Israel - I have not doubt that they have good talent but they the time zone and holiday scheduling meant that it took over a year to deliver a solution to their client (me). Even within the U.S. most high level talent live in clusters in similarly priced areas and Covid has really accelerated that issue.

and does it slowly so it doesn't get in my way or make too much noise? that's a feature

$250 a month is still not affordable enough to make a big impact. The Teslas they sell at this price will break down and need expensive repairs like any other car. It isn't like they feature modular batteries. Once it no longer charges it ends up in a scrap heap. Self-driving just resulted in a recall. More drivers in Teslas just means more garbage to throw away in the near future.

I don't want more built-to-break EVs in a scrap yard somewhere. They're built as tough as Hot Wheels. No wonder they're so cheap. Electric cars won't be effective for mass production until the parts they're comprised of are as modular as AA batteries.

And people will still complain about getting chores done.

Population decline is a problem for the wealthy, as it gives workers leverage. See how after the Black Death in Europe peasant wages more than doubled.

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"The process starts with making regolith simulants chemically and mineralogically equivalent to lunar regolith (dust, dirt and gravel), before melting and moving the molten regolith using a reactor, according to a Blue Origin statement. Iron, silicon and aluminum are extracted from the regolith by passing an electric current through the molten material. "

So they have to use electricity to extract the materials used to create solar cells in order to create electricity? Seems a bit like a chicken and egg scenario.

Our bolt is 250 a month. Just want to point out that there are already options like this. We got it 2 years ago and didn’t put much down

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Not if they can help it. We can’t have people at home with free time enjoying their life and pondering on how we can restructure society in a more equitable way. We need them tired to a desk to make them docile.

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"Within decades", we might have automated grocery stores and delivery robots.

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$269/month for 10k miles annually. $275/month for 12k miles annually. $286/month for 15k miles annually.

Any other excuses you’d like to find for a legitimate pricing offer? Arbitrary rules? These are pretty basic rules for how a lease is handled. And the mileage terms offered as standard (10k, 12k, 15k) absolutely are the industry standard.

This is very true and makes sense. I hate it. But it makes sense. And I agree.

I mean, it isn't perfect, but having it vacuum every day while I'm at work definitely keeps the place cleaner than when I did it myself whenever I noticed visible dirt and also wasn't feeling lazy.

Submission Statement :

>Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' private spaceflight company, claims it has made major progress in developing a way to make solar panels using materials from the lunar surface.
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>The breakthrough could have big implications for future lunar habitation by providing a means of producing electricity-generating panels right there on the moon instead of needing to transport equipment from Earth.

Everyone should get an education and never stop learning. If you follow this advice you will be less likely to become obsolete.

Whoopdeedoo, I'm obviously some naive idiot who thinks billionaires care about us! That's why I'm a leftist, mhm!

Oh man, if only there were some way that we the people could enact changes over these predatory businesses. Thing is, you provide no alternative. You're acting as though things won't be automated if we just ask them nicely. You're falling victim to the very thing you're accusing me of, just coming at it from a personal angle instead of a societal one.

I'm not saying UBI/UBD as a solution is likely, I'm just saying that we basically have two outcomes here, and this is the better one by far. The money and resources are there, we have them. The question is just in distribution.