RE: https://vis.social/@infobeautiful/116726386198478306

Cue a steady stream of people who will come out blathering about how the problem is billionaires and capitalism but not normal people like them. Folks.

Yes, of course the problem is capitalism, the system.
Yes, of course the problem is billionaires that consume far beyond their share.
Yes, of course the problem is also HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of Northern nation citizens that eagerly and voluntarily over consume every day of the year.

The solutions? First, don't point your finger and walk away absolving yourself because it's convenient.

If the problem is capitalism, are you an anti-capitalist? Are you a socialist? Are you an anarchist? Are you organizing in your #community to organize local #democratic dual-power institutions to challenge capitalism and provide local, lower energy alternatives? Are you spending your time to build a community-based social movement to challenge #capitalism? Or do you just blame capitalism and walk away pretending there's nothing you can do?

1/

TL;DR Most EV batteries will last longer than the cars they’re in. Battery degradation is at better (meaning: lower) rates than expected. Slow charging is better. Drive EV and don’t worry about your battery.

„Our 2025 analysis of over 22,700 electric vehicles, covering 21 different vehicle models, confirms that overall, modern EV batteries are robust and built to last beyond a typical vehicle’s service life.“

https://www.geotab.com/blog/ev-battery-health/

#GoodNews #EV #Battery

Jeff Bezos is saying the quiet part out loud. They want to kill local computing.

You will own nothing and be happy. You will rent your computing power from the cloud. You pay a subscription for the privilege of using a computer.

AI demand is artificially spiking DRAM prices and Big Tech is pushing "AI PCs," the squeeze is on to force us into a rental model.

Reject this future.  

Keep your hardware local.

Run #Linux.  

Own your data.

The "cloud" is just a landlord for your data.

#NoAi #FOSS #OpenSource #Privacy #SelfHost #SelfHosting #BigTech #RightToRepair #RAM #Amazon #EatTheRich

https://www.windowscentral.com/artificial-intelligence/jeff-bezos-says-the-quiet-part-out-loud-bezos-envisions-that-youll-give-up-your-pc-for-an-ai-cloud-version

I am honored to host professor Michael Mann on the Future Trends Forum tomorrow.
We'll discuss attacks on academic climate change work and science, along with what the audience wants to cover.

Join us from 2-3 pm ET:
https://georgetown.zoom.us/meeting/register/pGxOX0zESkOZ0rx762rrFg#/registration