@kev @stjepanlukac
Wow, even the #meta hashtag isn't working. What's the scenario that is feared here? That Meta's presence in the #fediverse would endanger fedi users' privacy?
Instagram explore page with #joinpixelfedorg a non-existent hashtag
Instagram explore page with #pixelfed showing posts as expected, we'd expect either of the previous images for the #joinpixelfed hashtag
It can be argued that electric vehicles are an improvement when replacing ICE vehicles.
But that misses a much bigger point — which is that the very best car is not an electric car. The very best car is no car at all!
Building electric cars requires massive use of fossil fuels, including petrochemicals for the manufacture of plastics. In addition, mining of lithium for batteries as well as trawling for other minerals in the deep ocean is environmentally disastrous, killing biodiversity while polluting our water, soil, and air.
The kind of “Green Growth” championed by capitalists and politicians, which features more electric cars, a bit of solar, and a few wind farms — along with continued use of fossil fuels — is not a good answer. It does not solve any of our problems, and in fact only makes them worse.
Say NO to more cars, of any kind. Push instead for active transportation and for improved public transit.
Continued economic growth is unsustainable. Period. The only logical choice for us and for the biosphere is de-growth.
@breadandcircuses
Living without a car though... If I can get by with public transport for most needs, sure. But in Toronto where I live, this is a pipe dream. I know, public transport is on that list too, but it takes time. In the meantime, I think that electric cars do help. Do you disagree?
@rbreich
Why, of all things, are they spending so much energy on this? There's always stated reasons, but why are they really(tm) doing this? With guns, it's for the donors... Why this?