[pcdoodle]

Your words make me realize how damaging the left / right paradigm are to our progress. There are so many things that people agree on from both sides and perhaps the work never gets done because people focus on the differences more these days.

My personal side business niche is in transportation (DIY eBike) and solar. I've made a few bikes that are cool enough to get the "motorcycle wave" from the local moto-bikers.

I've also found oversizing the battery makes it so I only throw away on average x5 18650s cells per year for 50% of my transportation needs.

In 2020 we started an electric lawn care business that used a single (1/16) 25.2V tesla model S battery as the "big tank" in a bicycle trailer and it propelled the rig and charged the 40/60V implement batteries via boost converter.

My incentives back in 2007 were high gas prices and a disdain for relying on those in control of energy. Being able to teach others about the tech is a big source of satisfaction for me. Surprisingly most of my customers for these products I would guess were right/libertarian leaning.

I feel sometime like the loudest voices (on both sides) help turn people off from considering opposing thoughts and here we are twiddling our thumbs. Thanks again for chatting with me.