TheFeatureCreature

joined 4 months ago
[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 33 points 3 weeks ago

Firstly: Designing an appealing sports/luxury car is expensive and many companies hire skilled professionals from known design firms to help accomplish this. The design often comes first and much of the car is constructed to fit the aesthetic and theme. Cheaper vehicles are more utilitarian with a more "that'll do" attitude instead of being designed with artistic intention.

Secondly: Almost ever car maker has their own luxury brand or subsidiary. Selling cheap luxury/sports cars would undermine their own brand's prestige and market segregation. There is a reason why dedicated luxury brands will not make budget-friendly vehicles unless legally forced to.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

LGR is a classic. He's a great, honest guy and runs a good channel with good content. Financed by views and memberships/Patrons; I don't think he does any sponsorship deals at all.

He's an old-school kind of Youtuber that sticks to what he does and doesn't overreach or grow too fast like so many channels do.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 22 points 3 weeks ago

No, that would be the people that vote for them every single election.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Well, a lot of Canadians wanted to export more of our resources overseas.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 weeks ago

Carney is effectively a moderate conservative, which is what a lot of Canadians have wanted for a long time. I've said it for years - the first party to field a moderate conservative that isn't a total lunatic will sweep elections.

And I hope the fact that it was the LPC to do so rips the CPC to pieces. I'd love to see that party split again. Their stubborn backing of a mini-Trump cost them one of the most historical election leads in Canadian history.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 31 points 1 month ago

Luring people into doubting elections and democratic processes is a staple practice of fascist politics.

It's a win/win move for them. It casts doubt on democratic institutions and processes which weakens them and it, if successful, also may gain them a couple seats.

The public needs to start pushing back against behaviour like this. This was not even a super close election; there are very clear seat count differences between the incumbent and opposition parties.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 157 points 1 month ago (18 children)

Social media and news is overwhelmingly controlled or otherwise influenced/flooded by the right or those acting on their behalf.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Nothing is going to change until there are real punitive measures that are enforced as well as regulatory changes.

To drive while using one's cellphone is to risk killing other people around you. And the punishment for doing such is usually only a couple hundred dollars, assuming you are even pulled over in the first place.

That fine needs a few more 0's as well as the nullification of ones licence. Once people understand that getting caught while driving on the phone will financially ruin them then they might stop and think before doing it.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It is so hard to take the BC Cons seriously because of how goddamn crazy they are.

But I have to because they very nearly had a majority government and very likely will next election. Jesus christ.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Ehhhh I see people with Nitro-included cosmetics but not a lot that have the individually-purchased cosmetics. They exist, sure, but not even close to as many.

I mod a server with 40,000 users and I'm scrolling through the member list as I type this. Majority are either unsubbed accounts or they have the cheap basic Nitro. A lot of the cosmetics I am seeing are the free ones they've given away in recent events. Not many users have full Nitro and have their profiles all decked out with additional cosmetics.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 month ago (15 children)

They truly have zero clue how users actually use their software. Not a single person is going to use this just like every other stupid gimmick feature they've added in the past and then promptly removed.

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