On 30 Oct 2023 at 7:33, Ron via EV wrote > We can't fix or prevent any major problem as long as we're a bunch of selfish > assholes.
It doesn't help that we've had nearly half a century of public figures dismissing the idea of a common good with such platitudes as "there's no such thing as society, only men and women," "greed is good," and "it's your money." Driving a modest EV instead of a ICEV is a start on behaving as if society (that is, other people) matters. So is riding an [E-]bike or public transit, or walking. So is living in a walkable community, so you don't even need a vehicle. So are making your own renewable energy, choosing used rather than new, buying locally-grown food. These are all pretty easy choices. By no means are they the total solution, but they help. At one time, those choices at least got you a "good for you" from folks, even if they often silently added "but I don't have the time." These days, in the US at least, you're as apt to get called "woke" - as if that ungrammatical label were a bad thing. David Roden, EVDL moderator & general lackey To reach me, don't reply to this message; I won't get it. Use my offlist address here : http://evdl.org/help/index.html#supt = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = I believe I have created one of the smallest working miniature trebuchets I have ever seen. -- Alex Presle= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ Address messages to ev@lists.evdl.org No other addresses in TO and CC fields HELP: http://www.evdl.org/help/
