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xkcd #3167: Car Size

Title text:

'They really shouldn't let those small cars drive in traffic. I worry I'm going to kill someone if I hit one! They should have to drive on the sidewalk, safely out of the way.'

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Source: https://xkcd.com/3167/

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[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Correct me if I'm wrong, is Slate not Amazon backed? No judgement either way, I just know that rubs some lemmings the wrong way

[–] Credibly_Human@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh don't worry, it isn't! Its just backed by Jeff Bezos himself.......

Yeah......

This world sucks, and sometimes you gotta make some shitty pragmatic choices. I would judge someone harshly for a Tesla but less so for Slate given that 1. Jeff isn't so openly racist so much as being a greedy bastard of a human being, and 2. Slate is backed by him but not fully owned by him.

Ah the fun of the world we live in...

Yeah 100%, I'm fully on board with your reasoning. I'm continuously arguing with myself over a Bronco or a Tacoma (only modern backcontry capable vehicles with manuals I'm aware of), so I do NOT have a moral high ground here haha

[–] Bgugi@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My understanding that the "Amazon backed" was a comparatively small portion of the funding, and largely to generate an air of legitimacy for the normies.

Absolutely fair, the more I know. Thanks for the clarification!