7-Eleven takes risk? Macdonalds takes risk? Really? Maybe one day a long time ago when they got in at the right time, but there is really no risk in most large corps today. You have an executive that is an employee just like the person working at the desk. Furthermore, people watch them get golden parachutes over and over again, even when they fail. That's a funny kind of risk. Most risk happens in small businesses, and most of those barely scrape by and don't ever reap the rewards you speak of.
Well I have been doing the same thing since I have been 21. And despite giving the most I can give, and having a financial advisor telling me I'm doing well I question whether i will have enough left to retire on. I don't go to concerts, I don't buy video games, buy coffee at the coffee shop maybe once every couple months. Heck half of my coffee is not only made at home but preheated from the previous day. Maybe there's something I should be doing that I am not but I honestly have no idea what that is.
Does Kevin O'Leary own one or many coffee shops? If not, maybe that $2.50 for a cup of coffee isn't as ridiculous as he would make it seem. He's making it sound like it is printing money, surely an intelligent business person would want a huge part of that.
All I need to understand is that people who have $100K to invest in stocks seem to do dramatically better in a relative sense than people who have $50 to invest.
The sad part is, most of the money goes to the corporation and shareholders. Very little goes to the actual person providing the service, which is where it should be.
A pool of educated people to select employees from. Even a retail store benefits from people who can read and write and have a certain understanding of the world so as to represent Apple in a quasi-professional manner. These people in turn have a system for having a place where they can shower and practice good hygiene. Transportation systems to get the employees to work in a timely manner. Apple benefits directly from all of this. Really the list is endless and it is almost comical that you would think Apple exists in a bubble somehow.
So the next time I go to a store and my bill comes to $200, I should just hand them $50 and tell them that's plenty? It will be plenty to me, so I guess that's all that matters right?
That's rediculous. The fact is, no one knows when they may need to make an emergency trip. That's what makes it an emergency trip. The fact is, it is more likely your EV will not be available for that trip than your ICE. Is it likely I will have an emergency after travelling 300 miles? Absolutely not. Do I feel I want to spend a lot of money on a car that makes it a risk? Hell no.
Not true, they need to be out there not causing accidents for anyone. If one person who wouldn't have otherwise gets in an accident would not have gotten in one, then it is too many.
So we should go back to the steam engine then? Is it your opinion that we should throw out all safety and efficiency gains made over the last 100 years so people can have their fun?
Oh just stop this augment, yes we know some humans are bad. It's a dead horse. If a million vehicles are out there that are one one-hundredth as bad as the worst human it will be worse.
If the vehicle was driving and did not pass the control off to me in a reasonable manner and I get in an accident, I'm not taking responsibility for that accident, no fucking way. The insurance company and the automaker can sort that one out.
Will it be in my driveway when I step out the door, or will I have to wait for it like I do for a taxi today? Will it be clean? Will it have my music selection, with safe car seats installed, my sunglasses in the glasses holder or am I going to have to have a bag of stuff to bring every time I use one? I can't really see this being better in any way than the taxi's we have today.
Considering the lurking question mark that exists the moment over your head when you buy an EV, "Will there be a situation where my car is not charged when I really need it?", I consider this an even trade-off. The thing that makes it uneven (and even unfair) is the fact that the public is paying for your use of that vehicle in terms of road maintenance costs you aren't contributing to and subsidies you are getting. The whole situation stinks. EVs should stand on their own in the market or not exist.
How often do you change your certificates? If an admin that worked for you a year ago got your private key and then got canned in a very nasty manner, would it still be valid or do you change it every 90 days or so?
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I'm pretty sure I know where Trump is going for his next fishing vacation..
No, not business as usual; enjoying a yield like they haven't seen in years!
No, they are directly benefiting from having educated employees.
7-Eleven takes risk? Macdonalds takes risk? Really? Maybe one day a long time ago when they got in at the right time, but there is really no risk in most large corps today. You have an executive that is an employee just like the person working at the desk. Furthermore, people watch them get golden parachutes over and over again, even when they fail. That's a funny kind of risk. Most risk happens in small businesses, and most of those barely scrape by and don't ever reap the rewards you speak of.
Well right now that money would probably be going towards paying my mortgage down faster..
Well I have been doing the same thing since I have been 21. And despite giving the most I can give, and having a financial advisor telling me I'm doing well I question whether i will have enough left to retire on. I don't go to concerts, I don't buy video games, buy coffee at the coffee shop maybe once every couple months. Heck half of my coffee is not only made at home but preheated from the previous day. Maybe there's something I should be doing that I am not but I honestly have no idea what that is.
Well yeah, there is a life that happens there. People need things to live. You can't just assume all of this is free and clear money.
Does Kevin O'Leary own one or many coffee shops? If not, maybe that $2.50 for a cup of coffee isn't as ridiculous as he would make it seem. He's making it sound like it is printing money, surely an intelligent business person would want a huge part of that.
How much of that $2.50 actually goes to the person doing things for you?
All I need to understand is that people who have $100K to invest in stocks seem to do dramatically better in a relative sense than people who have $50 to invest.
Mine certainly don't.
The sad part is, most of the money goes to the corporation and shareholders. Very little goes to the actual person providing the service, which is where it should be.
It's not just coffee. Almost everything has a ridiculous markup. Capitalism is awesome.
In exchange for what government services?
A pool of educated people to select employees from. Even a retail store benefits from people who can read and write and have a certain understanding of the world so as to represent Apple in a quasi-professional manner. These people in turn have a system for having a place where they can shower and practice good hygiene. Transportation systems to get the employees to work in a timely manner. Apple benefits directly from all of this. Really the list is endless and it is almost comical that you would think Apple exists in a bubble somehow.
So the next time I go to a store and my bill comes to $200, I should just hand them $50 and tell them that's plenty? It will be plenty to me, so I guess that's all that matters right?
Phones. Software. Maps. Email. Cloud storage. Communications. Payment services. Publishing services.
Yeah, those don't really help us as much as you think they do.
That's rediculous. The fact is, no one knows when they may need to make an emergency trip. That's what makes it an emergency trip. The fact is, it is more likely your EV will not be available for that trip than your ICE. Is it likely I will have an emergency after travelling 300 miles? Absolutely not. Do I feel I want to spend a lot of money on a car that makes it a risk? Hell no.
Ok so then we should be doing the same for every single startup out there. Lets give every startup government subsidies.
Not true, they need to be out there not causing accidents for anyone. If one person who wouldn't have otherwise gets in an accident would not have gotten in one, then it is too many.
So we should go back to the steam engine then? Is it your opinion that we should throw out all safety and efficiency gains made over the last 100 years so people can have their fun?
Oh just stop this augment, yes we know some humans are bad. It's a dead horse. If a million vehicles are out there that are one one-hundredth as bad as the worst human it will be worse.
If the vehicle was driving and did not pass the control off to me in a reasonable manner and I get in an accident, I'm not taking responsibility for that accident, no fucking way. The insurance company and the automaker can sort that one out.
Will it be in my driveway when I step out the door, or will I have to wait for it like I do for a taxi today? Will it be clean? Will it have my music selection, with safe car seats installed, my sunglasses in the glasses holder or am I going to have to have a bag of stuff to bring every time I use one? I can't really see this being better in any way than the taxi's we have today.
Considering the lurking question mark that exists the moment over your head when you buy an EV, "Will there be a situation where my car is not charged when I really need it?", I consider this an even trade-off. The thing that makes it uneven (and even unfair) is the fact that the public is paying for your use of that vehicle in terms of road maintenance costs you aren't contributing to and subsidies you are getting. The whole situation stinks. EVs should stand on their own in the market or not exist.
How often do you change your certificates? If an admin that worked for you a year ago got your private key and then got canned in a very nasty manner, would it still be valid or do you change it every 90 days or so?