But the US hasn’t even done that…

And continues to stubbornly refuse to.

This is a repeat of the '70s when fuel prices shot up, and people started buying fuel efficient Japanese cars.

The American manufacturers just continued making their land yachts and muscle cars until they came up with such innovations as the Ford Pinto or the AMC Gremlin…

And even those weren’t as fuel efficient as the average Toyota or Honda or Datsun of the era.

Ford, GM and Stelantis are going to just keep pumping out SUVs as fast as they can with only the occational token EV that doesn’t meet what the market demands.

Mustang drivers or pickup truck drivers aren’t the ones most actively seeking an EV.

They need to come up with an EV that competes with a Corolla. Or one that is in the same ballpark as the BYD cars. Not on price alone - no North America based manufacturer can compete directly on price against a subsidizd Chinese company, but on the being a car part.

Some lawmakers are worried.

Not enough of them.

their obligation to continue to pay American taxes for what amounts to no benefit.

I thought Americans didn’t like “taxation without representation”…

The new American dream: to move away from the nightmare that America has become.

Thanks, I knew about some of Brave’s controversies but missed that.

I also wasn’t previously aware that Brave’s CEO, Brendan Eich, was a homphobic shithead, either.

Not saying that anyone shares that with the sponsors,

That’s my point. The sponsors of individual youtubers don’t have access to that information

What youtube interface is that?

I don’t remember seeing that.

Brave is also backed by Peter Thiel.

First I’ve heard of that. Source?

Sure they do.

How, exactly, do they see that?

Was that the one where “she” had 3 boobs?

There are plenty of sucessful companies across a wide range of industries who have never done business in the USA.

The US isn’t as important as it thinks it is.

And even that importance is waning.

Doesn’t mean it needs Internet access tho

Annoyingly, some models won’t let you get through the initial setup menu unless you let it connect.

Jehovah’s Witnesses predicted the end of times multiple times.

They’re one of so many who pull the same scam.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events

Someone outside the USA who is annoyed at stupid US policies fucking over the rest of the world yet again.

When it mandates technology in hardware, manufacturers don’t build a New York-only version. They build one version and sell it everywhere. What passes in Albany won’t stay in New York.

Once again, the USA is being a problem for the entire world.

And, as usual, we don’t get any say in the matter unless/until we completely isolate ourselves from them.

Then it changed into “no one really knows when it will happen”.

Meanwhile grifters have been predicting the exact date and time (and making money off those predictions) for centuries.

Of course it’s Palantir. And Peter Thiel is worried about the antichrist.

Tie him to a horse (or a robot dog) and have him lead those troops into battle.

He will get shot both front and back.

Bonjour, madame!

the sad truth is that a very large number of them didn’t know better because

And just as many didn’t see any other way to climb out of the poverty they were born into.

Hopefully they get the idea that they aren’t cared for either.

Fragging intensifies…