Well at least there’s a way in… Lot’s of trouble could be save by simply having a mechanical key.

To get in from outside obviously needs the vehicle to unlock, so it has to be jump started.

and how do you get to the battery to do that if you can’t get inside?

The only difference between it being forcible rape and it being “deception” is that the victim doesn’t know the real situation. It’s still forcing them to have sex against their will because if they knew the truth they would resist. The dictionary also supports this being rape.

rape 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈrāp Synonyms of rape 1 : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person’s will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception

Would he have had unprotected sex with her if he knew the truth? If not it’s pretty rapey. What if it were the other way around and he had slipped the condom off without her knowledge?

Imagine if most new houses came with “Alexa” switches and electric plugs.

Oh boy a bunch of added expense to get the light switches swapped out with ones that don’t spy on me.

Things you will need to operate while driving your car shouldn’t have touch screen controls.

I prefer to keep it locked in a cage and disable as much of it’s bullshit as I can

The problem is they integrate that shit with the functions you do want like the radio and AC and then make you operate it all through a god damn touchscreen so that if you get on the highway before you realize you forgot to turn the shitty lane assist off you now have to take your life in your hands to disable it or risk it ramming you into that ladder or pothole or something because it doesn’t want you to change lanes abruptly.

Yes. Preferably an option in the form of a small single cab pickup truck with a full size bed.

My non EV is still perfectly serviceable and I don’t like all the superfluous electronic touchscreen bullshit they’re putting in modern vehicles so I’m going to keep driving it until the wheels fall off.

You realize not all apartments are located in big cities? Plenty of people live in small towns with no or shitty public transportation.

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I set my pocket knife on mine

It’s the same shit as with smartphones. “If people wanted a headphone jack/removable battery/SD slot/whatever then why are they still buying smartphones?” BECAUSE THERE ARE NO OPTIONS THAT HAVE WHAT THEY WANT. I haven’t bought a phone since 2017 and I won’t until forced into it by circumstances. We literally can’t vote with our wallets because what we want isn’t on the ballot.

Why can’t we just accept that the KEI is less safe then?

Ford and Hyundai have tried to bring service to that market with the Maverick and Santa Cruz

They didn’t try very hard. The Maverick doesn’t have a single cab or full size bed option and the santa cruz looks like a SUV with 1/4 of the back chopped off.

Here’s a comparison of a 2008 Ranger vs. a 2022 Maverick to show what I mean better. They’re roughly the same size but you lose so much with the Maverick.

2008 RANGER Height 67.7 in. Length 203.6 in. Width 69.4 in. Wheelbase 125.9 in.

2022 MAVERICK Height 68.7 in. Length 199.7 in. Width 72.6 in. Wheelbase 121.1 in.

If that happened I’d buy one. A truck would make a lot of sense for me but I hate the ones that are available so much I couldn’t stomach buying one. I just make due with my old civic and borrowing my dads colorado when I need to move big stuff.

Of the things I listed:

Job - I’m always on the look out for better options, so far nothing has come up that pays more and I’m already not making enough to do the things I want to do.

Cleaning - Already said I have gamified it to get some enjoyment out of it in the past but I don’t see any more room for improvement there.

Traffic - I can leave work early to beat rush hour sometimes but that that only helps a little.

Grocery store - I’ve tried going to different ones but it’s more or less the same issues at all of the ones I’ve tried. I’ve figured out which days are usually less busy but it still sucks.

Working out - I vary my routines to not get too boring but it’s still more or less the same stuff over and over again. It was fun when I was making gains but now my physique is where I want it to be so it’s just maintenance.

Cooking- can try making new stuff but that just takes longer and comes with the risk of waste if I mess it up or don’t like it. Also sharing a kitchen with housemates that tend to pack all the freezer space with garbage they buy from costco.

Free time - I guess I could stay up later but then I’ll feel like shit all day the next day.

I’m open to suggestions but you’re acting like I don’t think about this shit constantly.

I can’t pick and choose what I do or do not enjoy doing. There’s nothing engaging about cleaning or doing laundry. When I first got out on my own there was at least some challenge in figuring out the most efficient way of doing things but that’s all been mastered long ago. My job mostly consists of going down a list of projects and emailing people to find out why they haven’t finished things that should have been done weeks ago. Then when I leave I get to sit in traffic for half an hour. Maybe stop at one of the over crowded, understaffed grocery stores to overpay for food. Get home, work out for an hour, shower, cook food, clean up, do whatever else needs doing. There’s nothing to enjoy about any of that. It’s all tedious as hell. I might have an hour or two after everything else is done to unwind before bed and even then I usually have too much on my mind to really get immersed in anything.

Well excuse the fuck out of me for not having enough free time to actually enjoy my life.