“Whether you hate me, like me or are indifferent, do you want the best car, or do you not want the best car?” [Apartheid Manchild] told audiences at an event in November.

Well, for starters I don’t want a car at all. I’d rather use public transit. You know, an actually effective means of reducing emissions.

If I were in the market, yes, I would want the best car. Which is why I’d never buy a Tesla. I’d buy an XPeng or a BYD or the like.

    • ArxCyberwolf@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      10
      ·
      2 months ago

      A plane doesn’t have to deal with hitting other planes thanks to traffic collision avoidance systems and air traffic control, Airbus planes are built to a ridiculous degree of safety and redundancy, and commercial pilots are trained to a much, MUCH higher degree and standard than your average car driver. Fly-by-wire aircraft and drive-by-wire vehicles are not even remotely comparable given the surrounding factors a car has to deal with versus an aircraft. There is a reason there have been so few accidents involving Airbus aircraft despite being so heavily computerized, while Teslas regularly get into accidents.

    • Mossheart@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      2 months ago

      Yes. A missile whose pilot undergoes much more training than the typical car driver.

    • SoJB@lemmy.ml
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      arrow-down
      4
      ·
      2 months ago

      This comment demonstrates such an incredible level of ignorance of aviation safety culture, road vehicle regulations, and the decline of capitalism that was predicted down to a tee by some fucks that had to lock themselves in their room and think of it with no computers or internet 100 years ago, that all I can even say is:

      Lmao