TreesForTheForest
TreesForTheForest t1_j0icn7x wrote
There is literally no way for oil companies to significantly slow EV adoption through rolling out charging stations. The idea that they would spend hundreds of millions or billions to roll out charging stations internationally, then have some high, but not blindingly obvious mega percentage, of those be inoperable to undermine confidence in EV tech demonstrates a fundamental lack of understanding of free markets, the technologies involved and human psychology. This is like believing there were 100 mpg carburetors, cold fusion devices or perpetual motion machines that the oil companies bought and shelved to protect fossil fuel revenue.
Oil companies have obviously fought to slow alternative energy adoption, but not like this.
TreesForTheForest t1_iu1bd59 wrote
Reply to comment by crinnaursa in Kentucky Wildcats coach John Calipari shares photo of coal miner who rushed from work for son's first game -- and invites the family to Lexington for a game by 90daylimitedwarranty
What you say is true, but the appeal of the story isn't "Dad goes straight from work to game with kid", it's "Dad subjects self to judgmental stares and potential ridicule to make son happy".
TreesForTheForest t1_isw1egm wrote
Reply to comment by DylanHate in Lessons of Darkness (1995) - In 1991, retreating Iraqi armies set fire to hundreds of oil wells in Kuwait, creating a hell on earth. Werner Herzog explores this nightmare world, and the people who existed within it. [00:54:12] by _volkerball_
Grizzly Man def had a narrative to it
TreesForTheForest t1_jco6g5z wrote
Reply to comment by jayfeather31 in SVB blames remote work for bank failure by Loud_Adagio2222
I work at a much larger financial institution than SVB. Let me translate: our managers did a shitty job of managing risk. Because they were not competent enough to use telephones, zoom, email and instant messaging to connect effectively with others in the organization, they did not understand they were doing a shitty job until it was too late.