Christer JP Lindström
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Christer JP Lindström
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Human rights advocate, specializes in future mobility using minimal earth resources and better urban life, father of three and loves Berit. Big fan of science and Universe research.
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davidzipper.bsky.social
So many Americans struggle to imagine life that doesn't revolve around cars or consider the upsides.

Reminds me of the David Foster Wallace line about a fish that passes other fish and says "hey, how's the water?," to which one replies, "what the hell is water?"

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024...
How extreme car dependency is driving Americans to unhappiness
A car is often essential in the US but while owning a vehicle is better than not for life satisfaction, a study has found, having to drive too much sends happiness plummeting
www.theguardian.com
December 29, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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fossilheads.bsky.social
#fossilheads
The Scroll of Truth meme - an exploitable image series based on a web comic by artist Tate Parker, in which an explorer discovers a scroll that provides various unpleasant or unsettling truths, causing him to angrily toss the parchment away. In this adaption the text reads "I've finally found it... after all these years - THE SCROLL OF TRUTH!: 'efficient public transportation is more important than electric cars'...NYEHHH!" - as the character throws the scroll away on reading the unwanted information
November 28, 2024 at 6:47 AM
christerjpl.bsky.social
Så klart. Samma gäller för Sverige och Europa. Senska dlen av Volvo är helt i händerna av Kinesiska underleverantörer. Var tyst i klassen annars så krymper vi komponenterna.
Trumps uppblåsta tankar om Kina och tullar kommer att helt implodera.
pkrugman.bsky.social Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Nov 27
Very informative article on how China can respond to US tariffs — not with tariffs but with export controls that hit US supply chains. Adds to a point I've been thinking about: Trump and co have delusions of economic grandeur 1/ www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/b...
China Has a New Playbook to Counter Trump: ‘Supply Chain Warfare’
A series of swipes at American companies show how China could take the initiative in a new trade war, using its economic dominance to exact pain.
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2024 at 9:37 PM
christerjpl.bsky.social
I have changed. I am now on Bluesky. Sorry EM you will find someone else to play with.
November 15, 2024 at 10:04 AM