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DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB t1_j6dsmwe wrote

I would take what people say here with a HUGE grain of salt given you're coming from Austin.

IMO a lot of people in this sub that have only lived in SWPA have very strong opinions on how certain aspects of the area are but they don't align with reality (like hiking/outdoor opportunities, how "bad" our traffic is, how "unaffordable" housing is, etc).

I don't think you'll find a "scene" even exists compared to what you're used to in Austin, but maybe someone with experience in both cities can chime in.

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DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB t1_j69xwsa wrote

Honest question - what's the goal of these specific protests? The officers were fired and are being charged with murder (rightfully so). Isn't that the best justice people can seek? Or is this more of a general "sick of this shit" event?

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DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB t1_j5dek33 wrote

So much stupidity in one comment, but I'll bite.

The US produced more natural gas in 2021 than any other year in history. 2022 is likely going to be the new record. Biden isn't slowing down natural gas production.

https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9050us2a.htm

So how did Biden cause prices to rise? By something he said in a campaign speech, I don't know when? If it's as simple as "well he could just PUMP MORE", why didn't Trump pump more?

Putin-apologists are a strange bunch. Interesting comment history defending Russian soldiers too.

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DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB t1_j1yyqr7 wrote

pro-tip: Leave the last sentence of your post off next time. If you constantly have "terrible employers and co-workers", the common denominator there is you.

Maybe it's just bad luck, but no one is going to be excited about investing time into your apprenticeship if you don't actually give a shit about the work and are just there because you're pissed about another job.

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DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB t1_j1sxp6t wrote

>I have no idea why they get so much hate.

Because the company is funding Musk's Twitter takeover and he's using Twitter as a means to stoke the "Culture War". Example - tweeting about how he "owned the libs" by buying Twitter, saying he did it for "free speech" but bans whoever offends him, endorses Republicans, etc.

I've gone from a positive view of Tesla to a "would never buy" stance in ~2 years because I'm not willing to be associated with the Musk brand. I think there are a lot more interesting cars emerging in the space (iQ5, Polestar 2, EV6, etc) to the point where I genuinely have better alternatives.

To be clear I don't give a shit who the CEOs of these other companies donate to or what their politics are, I just care that they're not trying to actively trolling Americans on a regular basis and when someone sees my car they're not thinking "oh this guy probably loves what Musk stands for".

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DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB t1_iugai8r wrote

Trump had the highest unemployment in the modern era and the biggest economic decline. He had to send out almost $1 trillion in stimulus because people were suffering so much, not to mention all the businesses that had to be bailed out or went under. Unemployment is lower under Biden than Trump. Wages are higher.

To say things were objectively better is frankly dumb. Trump can say "only because of COVID", Biden can say "only because of Russia", and they're both making a good argument. The US economy largely does what it does regardless of who is in the Oval Office. There's no real evidence to the contrary.

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DERBY_OWNERS_CLUB t1_iug9k5d wrote

>If a business provides something I want at a fair price, that's good enough for me.

What if another business provides the same thing for the same price and isn't shoving its politics in your face?

This is on the business owners for making a political statement with their business.

>Tired of looking for new reasons to hate.

Who said anything about "hate"? The business owner wants to make a political statement, we are forced to react.

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