OhTheMoose

joined 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Here's my perspective, but it might be pretty wrong:

I think the reason for the low demand is due in large part to the pre-existing gas industry, at least in the US. Not just because of marketing advertising gas-powered more, but also because people don't like to change, and buying a new car is not cheap. Not to mention that the US infrastructure is so heavily solidified in gas. It's just easier to continue buying gas-powered because it's already so supported across the country. Then the industry benefits from this because they can say, "oh, huh, looks like people still want gas-powered! ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" and so the cycle repeats.

I think a lot of people don't really understand how much power corporations really have over what the people do or don't do, like or don't like, etc.. 99% of the time people will take the easy option, and corps take advantage of that by making the easy option the cheapest and best for themselves instead of what's best for the people. Corporations only do what's right for them, and are masters of making it out to be that that's what the people want.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Oh, I thought you said "romo"

[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago

I saw thought too, I thought or was a mannequin lol

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I feel like the free PS+ games have really gone down in quality for a while now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

You have perfectctly described what I have been trying to grasp for years. I've found myself liking less and less so many movies from the last ~20 years, but I just couldn't put my finger on what specifically the reason was. I knew I didn't like the writing, and especially didn't like the humor (in particular how forced it felt), but I couldn't determine quite why.

What I did know is that it felt like writers saw their audiences as big dumb idiots who can't detect any nuance in writing, and need everything spelled out for them. It made many movies unwatchably unenjoyable, to the point that I have only seen... I think 5 of the MCU movies (a few of the early ones, a fee of the more recent ones).

Thank you for helping me to understand.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago (7 children)

I saw it as more of a statement on how producers/writers/whoever perceive their audiences. They think that just seeing Batman beat the shit out of a guy isn't exciting/engaging enough, but having him then say something "relatable" will evoke a positive response.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

65° while I sleep, 68°-70° while I'm home, off while I'm not

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Who is Johnny? Is there a video or such that he's from?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I want my meme communities back, but I don't want to create them, I don't have that kind of commitment lol

[–] [email protected] 22 points 10 months ago

Technically any amount less is not as much

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