Have some integrity and admit you are wrong. You're an embarrassment.

I mean, they are.

That's survivorship bias though. What the about the things that were meant to catch on that never did?

> ragged up tech worker pay as much as it did the last decade.

Not necessarily a good thing (for the country, great for the tech people).

Little. People don't understand diminishing returns, so instead make edgy comments.

Diminishing returns though.

I mean the world is affected by US laws enough.

And what would be the energy cost of replacing that motor?

In car terms, it is almost always better to run your inefficient car for years until it is falling apart than buy a shiny new Tesla, because of the cost of resource extraction and manufacturing.

And when do they get their billions from? From you buying crap to make yourself feel better is the answer. If you think the resolution of your TV defines whether you live like a dog, then I suggest you have bigger problems than that.