This is absolutely right. Money to them isnt a tool for comfort and happiness, its simply a byproduct of power and exploitation of that power. These people dont want to be able to go into a bar and buy anything they want, they want to go into the bar and buy the whole thing and the street its on. Youre the consumer just wanting enough grass to munch on, they are the predator plotting behind you.

Its worse than that. The whole car usually runs through that computer, so when it goes out the whole car goes out and is expensive to replace.

Anyone else worry that young people are going to ask “where were you april 8th 2026?” in 20 years?

I want to put this very recognizable meme on lawn signs (like the plastic political candidate ones) and hand them out and put them everywhere.

Kind of an off point, but in the US, if the options are: grow your own sustaining quantity of food or starve to death. We’re all starving to death.

My constant obscure monty python quotes arent landing, eh?

My kids had been asking to try KFC for a while before I tried it a few months back. Spent like $100 on straight garbage. We never went back. Everything tasted like it was made 3 hours ago and sat in warming drawers drying out.

That is what they are shutting down. It was just a way to try to advertise stuff.

“Seriously, Bill, is that all necessary?”