[toomuchtodo]

They can. Does it matter? Works until it doesn't. Don't be holding the bag when the music stops and it isn't your problem. Manage credit risk my good friend! The topic of appearance of wealth and actual wealth is for another thread.

So my position is clear, I want a better world, but am also pragmatic about the fish bowl I live in current state. If Americans, who are responsible for 35% of global gasoline consumption, want to buy trucks, sell them EVs. I cannot tell them not to buy trucks. I cannot make trucks smaller. I cannot build pedestrian friendly urban cores in any reasonable timeframe. I cannot tell them to be financially responsible. Free will and all that. Don't complain about levers that don't exist or that you can't pull, pull hard on levers you can.

"Look at that Cybertruck. Wouldn't you look cool in that?"

https://martecgroup.com/emotional-car-buying-journey/

(i know, everything is terrible, welcome to the shit show; first time?)

[piva00]

> If Americans, who are responsible for 35% of global gasoline consumption, want to buy trucks, sell them EVs. I cannot tell them not to buy trucks.

Then why can the automakers tell them to buy trucks? If you can't tell them not to, why is it ok for automakers to use marketing to artificially generate such desires?

[toomuchtodo]

Corporate freedom of speech? This is America.

https://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment1/freedom-of-speec...