Yes, some people have raised alarms earlier, and it's certainly fair to claim that the foundation has already been set. I don't think it's to the point of chicken little or the boy who cried wolf though.

I think I gave a pretty clear explanation based on what we're seeing. This targeting of commercial shipping by multiple world powers in multiple regions around the globe is a new escalation. It's gotten to the point of blatant, widespread piracy, which is unsustainable without a kinetic war.

Now Iran has seized another diesel tanker in the Gulf of Oman after seizing an Azeri-Israeli tanker carrying petro chemicals last month.

At this rate, global shipping could easily come to a halt, and we're really close to direct military clashes.

He literally gave up against Biden. He just quit.

things that people took for granted just 20 years ago (attending college, buying a new car, buying a home, having children, visiting the dentist/doctor, etc.).

I feel like I'm just old enough to have experienced firsthand how significantly the quality of life for the average American has declined.

In Gen Z's defense, previous generations didn't need to be nearly as frugal. It took until 2012 before I (with a 4-year degree) was making as much as my father (highschool diploma) was making in the mid 1980s. And that's before adjusting for inflation.

Current generations are being asked to forego

Hahaha! Oh, that's right. Also odd because I don't recall a Volta charger there (I was looking), but they were also doing major renovations at the time.

Odd. I'm even seeing a pip for Shell Recharge. I'm pretty sure all those sites were added since the last time I was there, but yes, there's plenty of space. It's a big retail center, and frankly, I think the Superchargers are on the wrong side of the facility. There's not much on that side.

I don't like purity tests. I like litmus tests. 😁

driver to a preferred charging provider) simply isn't that big of a deal.

capable as off-road crossovers, and yes, there are a number of roads the bZ and Solterra can drive on that would be literally illegal in the 5 or Y.

Given Subaru prides itself as a brand for intelligent outdoor enthusiasts, the lack of an integrated route planner (especially one that tethers the