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Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by tyingq on Saturday April 03, 2021 @10:20PM (#26686413)
"I think you will be very surprised if at some point you travel outside the US"

I'm not quite sure what prompted you to drag this down to that level. FWIW, I spent several years living in Europe and the Middle East. In homes that weren't air conditioned even. And a fair amount of travel to many other places.

"The rest of the world does not consist of Elbonian mud farmers as you seem to think"

Wow. You have no reason to go there. Fuck off. Saying that lacking $2k of discretionary money to spend on lithium batteries is "Elbonian mud farmers". Wtf. I've certainly had times I my adult life where I didn't have $2k of discretionary money.

Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by kragen on Saturday April 03, 2021 @11:39PM (#26686716)
Haha! I didn't realize you were imagining a battery bank as some kind of toy. I was thinking more like an alternative to a gasoline generator, which is not really "discretionary spending".
Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by tyingq on Saturday April 03, 2021 @11:40PM (#26686724)
Discretionary spending doesn't imply toy. What's with the taunting?
Re:Lithium battery costs have fallen by 98% in three decades by kragen on Saturday April 03, 2021 @11:58PM (#26686783)
The taunting was uncalled for. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have accused you of ignorance. Your response was definitely not what I expected.