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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)

New bit: We get Americans to support public transportation if we called it "politically incorrect"

"I'm sorry guys, I know this isn't the most politically correct solution so please don't cancel me, I hate to admit it too, but I think trains and buses are the best way to solve traffic. Oh, you guys are getting mad at me for daring to suggest alternatives to the car? See, I told you it wasn't politically correct"

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Cars are now woke dei.

Especially the loud ones.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Holy shit it's the gravel institute. where have they been?

[–] [email protected] 34 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

But the plane is a helicopter and the car is a cybertruck.

Do it, Elon, sir! It would be so epic bacon!

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Could he be an adult for five minutes? Who takes anyone like this seriously?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago

Who takes anyone like this seriously?

Venture capitalists and the US government. marx-doomer

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago

this is how americans are now. marvel has rotted their brains

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago

Way too many people

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

UK parliament has a "minister for leveling up" I know British politics is a work of self parody, but you have to understand all the ruling class's brains are cooked like Elon's is.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Glad to see the Gravel Institute kids soldiering on deng-salute

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

I imagine they're the Gravel Institute adults, by now.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

My life is like a bideo game

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago

Trying to beat the stage (dae le simulation) while collecting coooooooooooins (US government subsidies) my-hero

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

If only someone would invent a car that randomly immolates its driver

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Trains, buses, and walkable spaces pal.

But don't let facts get in the way of a big brain bideo game narrative from a car salesman

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Maybe he'd get on board if it were Cyberbus or Cybertrain and they all ran on proprietary systems that needed to have their licenses renewed and the cost of renewal could be astronomically hi...

I'm stepping away from the lathe now

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

"Just one more pod! Please I can solve traffic with one more pod, just one more pod, just a pod bro, give me your taxpayer money for the pod bro please"

~Melon musky, probably

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Cybertrain

Didn't Tesla loudly bragged about something like that few weeks ago and it turned out to be a complete farce?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

What if someone made the 電車 from the popular Japanese video game 電車でGO! ? thonk

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A boss battle is literally an optional hardship taken up for fun and a little self-actualization, as a treat. The high beams of :projection: are blinding my eyes!