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What did the puppy do to deserve that?

I'm not sure if you mean psychopaths or sycophants but I'm into this lady mondegreen of yours.

Good for them, big mood.

You're absolutely right! Being nice is a hallmark of AI bots. That's very astute of you - em dash- you're probably pretty smart and handsome!

Agreed. By much correspondence, I was referring to how there are still some services that have not migrated to digital alternatives.

Mail should be considered a utility like electricity and access to potable water. It shouldn't be restricted to profitable areas.

Right???? Our geography dictates that there is no way to both be profitable and ensure that all areas of the country have access to mail service, which remains how much government correspondence is handled.

I would much prefer my tax dollars be spent on TAKING DOWN ALREADY CONSTRUCTED BIKE LANES

/s for the love of god

If it wasn't so dystopian, I'd be for it. Self driving cars that you can book as needed would require less space be devoted to parking and one vehicle could serve as transportation for more people. Combined with easy and accessible public transit and thoughtful pedestrian and cyclist-friendly city design, being less reliant on vehicles sounds like a dream. If you could book the equivalent of an Uber and have it be available within 5 minutes for a reasonable price, why wouldn't you? In such a scenario, cars would only be for hobbyists. Those who aren't able to drive (elderly, people with disabilities) would have more equitable access to, well, anything that requires you to physically be somewhere.

Truthfully though, I don't see a place where capatilism would allow this to happen. Selling everyone their own vehicle, with their own maintenance fees (and now subscription fees), accessories, fuel, etc.. is way too lucrative.

Sigh. Vaporeon had someone all hot and bothered and they posted a lengthy diatribe on why and it became a meme.

ETA: The pokemon in the picture, Eevee, turns into Vaporeon with the help of a water stone.

Agreed. The closest thing to "new" I've gotten is 2 years old after a lease has expired.

Many new vehicles are financed, it's why most ads here (Canada) will give you the biweekly price. Annoyingly, when you do go to a dealer, they are usually able to give a better deal when you finance compared to if you buy outright. The nice thing is though legally we can't be penalized for paying it down early, so there's nothing to stop you from financing and then paying it off.

Car payments are a pretty common thing, $1400 monthly in car payments not so much.

It sucks for everyone. I guess except for the doctors who get into it for the money, but insurance billing is one of the biggest culprits of provider burnout in the States.