LuckyPierre

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[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Sadly true. We actively searched for alternatives when we realised other channels were getting too manipulative and full of hate. Those who stayed haven't even realised it.

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 1 points 4 days ago

Isolationism and tribalism.

Make your people believe the rest of the world are against them and they'll look to you for leadership. It's not just the US - Europe and the UK have also had a rise in jingoism, fuelled by inflated reports of immigrants.

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago

Exactly - and the new EU safety standards will be limiting the size of screens in cars because of this.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/3/5/24091043/euro-ncap-safety-rating-europe-2026-touchscreen-buttons-dials

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Tesla spies on you as much if not more, and is famous for locking out features. I'm not sure there's much difference.

Nissan, BMW, Citroen all have a bunch of other lock-in too, but perhaps less than Chinese and American cars.

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

They’re Putin’s allies

And America isn't?

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 3 points 4 days ago (3 children)

They've been on sale in Europe for years and Tesla kept market share. Many everyday E-cars are chinese (MG, BYD etc), with Nissan and Citroen too.

But that was before the past couple of months and Tesla is now suffering hugely from reduced sales (70% in some countries) - but that has absolutely nothing to do with the Chinese ecars.

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 6 points 4 days ago (1 children)

This is not true.

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 13 points 5 days ago

You can bet the Five Eyes are already redacting what they share with the USA

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

And, like every other member, that spending is entirely for self interest. Working together means being strong. Separation means you're easier to pick off. Global war is a lot like horror films where they go to investigate and split up.

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

. He theatrically exclaims how the Oval office is being dIsReSPecTed!!!111!

And Trump using the Oval Office to sell another of his silly red hats for personal profit earlier in the week wasn't disrespecting it?

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

So what's Google doing? I assume they're impacted by the same regulation.

[–] LuckyPierre@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

The UK government has you that way too - you are legally compelled to reveal any passcodes if ordered by a court, and you'll stay in prison until you do. (Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000)

But it at least does remove them from third party exposure (phone company, their AI, massive breaches etc), you just have to be sure your own security is good.

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