Corruption erodes social trust where social trust exists.

Exactly, sounds tautological.

The point isn't to make a logical assertion. It's a fucking heads up.

That’s what I call progress! ;)

> "Solitary confinement with internet" is a lit better than being in prison. Not sure I’d like the company there.

I disagree: TikTok, Alibaba, Deepseek, WeChat...

Interesting, I had not considered these the products of a startup economy, but then I haven't investigated their origin deeply, and now will. Thanks!

There are many more: Baidu, Didi, Huawei, Xiaomi, BYD...

Not to mention that these former startups are now the Navy, and they are almost all squarely on the side of the person who tried to overthrow democracy.

This is how you do it, America!

But don’t they cause higher pm2.5 and pm10 pollution from braking due to the fact that EVs are heavier than vehicles powered by internal combustion ?

Maybe if they used their brakes all the time, but they don't. (Regen braking uses no brakes). That's why EVs, while heaver, require fewer brake pad replacements than ICE cars.

Interesting.

But what about the use and abuse and shredding of tyres?

Yes, EVs generate more tire and road dust. My car needed new tires after ~32,000 miles.. (52,000 km) which I think is about half the life of an ICE car?

1 pedal braking means evs often dont need new brake pads for 150K miles

One problem they are experiencing is rust and glazing on the pads from disuse.

They are heavier than the equivalent sized ICE so have more tire wear, but dont have to be that large in an absolute sense. Most are large luxury cars.

You’re right but one pedal drive is the wrong term. Regen braking is what you’re thinking of.

One pedal drive can still use the brake pads, regen braking is what saves brake usage regardless of one pedal drive being on or not.

I'm no EV expert, but I almost never use my EV's brakes — it mostly brakes using regenerative braking.

How much does braking cost ?

$0.00000008 per Newton of deceleration force applied to the vehicle.

Pressing the brake pedal and maintaining a stationary position is billed at a rate of $0.003 per second of immobility.

Energy dissipation during the braking event costs an additional $0.00001 per Joule of heat generated.

Depends on your social credit score.

The American social credit score is just called credit score.

Everything is a platform for ads these days.

This says a lot about our world, doesn’t it?

I think it’s going to happen in 10 years, not in 15.