• Mac@mander.xyz
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    23 days ago

    People drive long distances to get places, not for fun. I drove home from an event earlier this year and sat on the interstate for hours without stopping. I don’t want to stop and wait, i don’t want snacks, i even avoid stopping for reatroom breaks. my guess is that i went 4hrs without stopping and only then stopped to pee. It was ~6.5hr drive in total.

    It’s a legitimate critique.

    Yes, we could all charge our phones every time we sit down but we want bigger batteries so that we don’t have to.

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      23 days ago

      I hear you, and I’m equally certain that with a bit better planning, not all that much inconvenience, you could have ever so slightly adapted or adjusted your journey. Leave earlier, later, bring a laptop for work. It is just a mindset switch (which is probably just as hard as deciding to stop smoking or eating junk food) where once you’re in it, you understand how ridiculous it is that people don’t want to make the slightest bit of adaptation for a tiny contribution to a better environment and to get off this oil train.

      On a safety note: 4hrs is really not recommended, electric or not.

      On a medical note: holding your wee for that long may not be that healthy either.

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        23 days ago

        You are underestimating how much planning i do to stop as little as possible. lol

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        22 days ago

        Especially in that distance if you are just going from 1 place to another and not to have fun on the way, you should take a bus/train instead.

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      22 days ago

      Jfc…you don’t do that everyday. Rent ICE for one trip a year

      That’s like middle aged men buying pickups because they helped move a sofa two years ago.

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        22 days ago

        Jfc…you are the only one talking about ICE cars.

        Go away.