▲ 1114 ▼ xkcd #2948: Electric vs Gas (xkcd.com) submitted 2 years ago by schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de to c/xkcd@lemmy.world 729 comments fedilink hide all child comments Alt text: An idling gas engine may be annoyingly loud, but that's the price you pay for having WAY less torque available at a standstill.
[–] Liz@midwest.social 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Life is too short to have to fucking drive everywhere. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] papalonian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeh, but unless I uproot my life and move to a different country, I'm stuck doing it, so I can either bitch and moan about how much I hate it, or have the best time I can doing it 🤷🏾♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago For sure, I used to drive stick when I drove, but I also argued for town planning that would make driving optional. Personal choices to deal with the reality you're given, public policy activism for the reality you want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] papalonian@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yeh, but unless I uproot my life and move to a different country, I'm stuck doing it, so I can either bitch and moan about how much I hate it, or have the best time I can doing it 🤷🏾♂️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago For sure, I used to drive stick when I drove, but I also argued for town planning that would make driving optional. Personal choices to deal with the reality you're given, public policy activism for the reality you want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Liz@midwest.social 2 points 2 years ago For sure, I used to drive stick when I drove, but I also argued for town planning that would make driving optional. Personal choices to deal with the reality you're given, public policy activism for the reality you want. permalink fedilink source parent