On: Fewer people are buying electric cars in the US

[wiseowise]

> It's super toxic for the planet, and in 99% of the cases useless

Toxic how?

> If we reason like that capitalism will push us further into buying and buying because what if.

Capitalism pushes me to live comfortable life?

> Car rentals and Airbnbs literally are the answers for both.

“You will own nothing and be happy”?

[epolanski → wiseowise]

Buying stuff we don't need because of far-fetched edge cases creates insane amounts of pollution.

Most of those far-fetched edge cases have simple solutions (such as renting).

I can't count the massive amount of stuff we have at home and don't use at all despite my active pushing against those, literally everybody I know is in the same situation.

[Dylan16807 → wiseowise]

> Toxic how?

Literally. Pollution.

> Capitalism pushes me to live comfortable life?

Capitalism pushes you to buy things that won't actually make you more comfortable. Or that are very ineffective.

> “You will own nothing and be happy”?

Yes, definitely. Suggesting you rent for rare occasions is the same as owning nothing.