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Probably to get rid of all the lifetime 50% discount users…
Ronno@feddit.nlto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•If the internet was a person how would you describe them?English2·9 days agoAs Donald Trump,
Not just because he is in the media all the time these days, but mostly because he’s:
- evil
- delusional
- senile
- rich but also tries to make money
- a scam
- arrogant
- narcissistic
- political
- meme template
- and you never seem to get rid of him
Ronno@feddit.nlto Europe@feddit.org•Energy prices push chemicals groups to explore exit from EuropeEnglish5·9 days agoCan’t do much harm? Chemical companies are still dumping forever chemicals (PFAS) in our rivers. With or without a permit to do so. Yes, governments give companies permits to pollute our rivers. Just look at recent examples like 3M polluting the Scheldt:
True, I usually refer to something similar: Do you know how many people die in bed every year? Perhaps we should ban beds.
Not true, look at for example young children. They stuff things in their mouth that aren’t food all the time.
If we’re talking fears, cats don’t have an irrational fear for small spiders that physically cannot harm them.
Ronno@feddit.nlto News@lemmy.world•Amid its worst ever crisis, Tesla offers discounts on its best-selling car just weeks after new Model Y launchEnglish51·13 days agoThat’s simply not true, the last couple of years quality is up massively. The highland Model 3 is fine really, sure there are some things Tesla could’ve done better, but that goes for most manufacturers. I drive one and I haven’t had any big issues, I do have some annoyances though, but there are also things the car does way better than its competition. People also seem to forget that Tesla was pushing out over the air feature updates while VW was manually updating their ID3 range on the parking lot in the docks.
The Model 3 and Y in its current state, at its prices before these wild discounts and 0% financing, is objectively a very competitive car and would probably made the top 3 list in every country in 2025 and possibly 2026. Let me put it differently, if Ford sold the Model 3 and Y, it would outsell any other vehicle on the planet. The only reason the Model Y will not be the best selling car this year is Musk and by extension the direction the US took with the elections. At least here in Europe, people don’t really want to buy a Nazi symbol of a car. And frankly, if I could get rid of mine today, I would, not because the car is bad, but because of the Nazi in charge.
Ronno@feddit.nlto News@lemmy.world•Amid its worst ever crisis, Tesla offers discounts on its best-selling car just weeks after new Model Y launchEnglish15·13 days ago“But the low sales numbers were just potential buyers delaying their purchase, because the new Model Y will release soon.”
Safe to say that we finally have evidence that people weren’t delaying. It’s also not the car either, the car is fine and very competitive. I drive a Model 3 and I drove a couple competitor cars, therefore I know Tesla is up there with the competition. That is Volkswagen, Toyota and the large volume brands, I don’t view Tesla as a luxury brand like BMW and Mercedes though.
So what else is there? I’d wager having a Nazi as CEO doesn’t help sales at all. I’m in a mid class bubble in The Netherlands where many in my bubble can afford or even actively looked at purchasing a Tesla, all of them say the same thing: I do not support Nazi’s and by extension try to buy as little US made products as I can. This is the same customer base that 5 years ago would definitely have bought a Tesla in a heartbeat. Tesla will continue to lose with Musk at the helm.
Ronno@feddit.nlto Television@lemm.ee•Jeremy Renner Turned Down ‘Hawkeye’ Season 2 Because He Was Offered ‘Half’ His Season 1 Salary: ‘Did You Think I’m Only Half the Jeremy Because I Got Ran Over?’English4·19 days agoBecause it’s not about money, it’s about respect.
Ronno@feddit.nlto Selfhosted@lemmy.world•That's all folks, Plex is starting to charge for sharingEnglish6·19 days agoFor real
How about I don’t pay the invoice, because we’re such good “friends”?
Ronno@feddit.nlto News@lemmy.world•McDonald’s Blames Trump ‘Uncertainty’ for Worst Sales Since COVIDEnglish26·19 days agoI guess Trump doesn’t help, but it’s also easy to point the finger. If eating at a fast food chain is no longer fast, cheap nor food (let’s be honest). Is it then strange that sales are declining?
Ronno@feddit.nlto Fediverse@lemmy.world•Chances for the fediverse? Elon Musk takes hit as Europeans ditch X in drovesEnglish8·20 days agoAs a Dutchman, I agree we have great infrastructure and “walking” cities. But you’ve only seen Amsterdam. Outside of the cities, The Netherlands is more dependent on cars than you might think. I live on the border of the country and public transport is basically non existent and cycling is not viable due to travel distances, every adult has a car in my area. A family of 4 adults (children over 18 living at home) have 4 cars parked in front of their house here. We’re not as car dependent as the US, but we don’t live in a fairytale either.
Better start now, the US might need a new one soon. /s
A smart contract as the declaration of independence would be awesome though.
EA: hold my beer
For example: in FC25 you can have 14 ms ping to the server, but still have a laggy experience as if you are playing with 1,400,000 ping.
Ronno@feddit.nlto Gaming@beehaw.org•Discord confirms it's moving toward 'becoming a public company' as it hires a former Activision executive as its new CEOEnglish12·26 days agoIt’s even become mandatory by communities in some games, which is something I hate with passion. For instance, many MMORPG communities are on Discord these days (e.g. Guild Wars 2, more specifically the raiding scene).
So I subscribed to these communities and started using Discord. I still don’t get the appeal, it’s a cluttered mess all over the place and it doesn’t feel intuitive to use. Maybe I’m getting old…
Ronno@feddit.nlto politics @lemmy.world•RFK Jr. set to launch disease registry tracking autistic peopleEnglish6·28 days agoI don’t buy that. I live on the other side of the planet and I know what project 2025 is and its key action points. It’s not just foreign media that were reporting on it. I also watch some US late night shows, especially when a major event like an election is about to happen. Most late night shows also discussed project 2025 at length.
Ronno@feddit.nlto News@lemmy.world•Trump Says US Cannot Give Every Person It Wants to Deport a TrialEnglish1·28 days agoCurious if this argument also works for other situations? “I didn’t file my taxes, because it would take too long”.
Ronno@feddit.nlto politics @lemmy.world•‘We Are All Afraid’: Republican Senator Admits Colleagues Are Terrified of Being Punished for Criticizing TrumpEnglish11·1 month agoWouldn’t that just allow Trump to install one of his puppets?
I don’t get it neither, let’s turn it the other way: why would anyone want to vote for someone/something that doesn’t show basic human emotions and doesn’t have fun?