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Re:UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030: FT by forest_dweller on Sunday November 15, 2020 @12:56PM (#25103173)
Not everywhere in the UK is London.
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Re:UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030: FT by jasoncartwright on Sunday November 15, 2020 @01:12PM (#25103328)
"The future is already here — it's just not very evenly distributed"
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Re:UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030: FT by forest_dweller on Sunday November 15, 2020 @01:14PM (#25103343)
If the future looks like London. I don't want to go there.
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Re:UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030: FT by jasoncartwright on Sunday November 15, 2020 @01:26PM (#25103422)
The quote is from William Gibson and was about technological development being different based on wealth and location.

You seem to have hijacked my point with something that's bothering you though :(

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Re:UK to ban sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030: FT by forest_dweller on Sunday November 15, 2020 @02:18PM (#25103863)
There is this attitude from those in cities that us outside of it eat mud and bang sticks together like primates. I frequently am seen as uneducated because I have a west country accent.
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