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Proven ads? The dirty not-so-secret is that proven ads don’t exist. That’s why these companies employ PHDs to think of new and interesting ways to modify your behavior and influence your future. This is just another step in that evolution
Re:Toll roads are spreading in America on Saturday December 27, 2025 @02:27PM (#46404405)
What do you mean by “the economics” here? I barely drive but I have a toll transponder, I set it up once and haven’t thought about it since.
Re:Toll roads are spreading in America on Saturday December 27, 2025 @02:26PM (#46404395)
The gas tax hasn’t kept up with inflation, EVs are only a secondary contributor to the shortfall. Most states have been leeching from their general funds to keep up with highway maintenance. California has raised theres fair aggressively, though.
We have not been “drifting.” People who benefit from the consolidation of power have been pushing the US towards oligarchy.
Re:Don't Become the Machine on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @10:01AM (#46376154)
This post is essentially the premise of the Adam Curtis series “All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace.”