Comment on PM announces new fuel supply taskforce as price-gouging investigation launched

MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Can we get rid of the stupid petrol price cycle BS while we’re at it ?

  That’s already done, just buy an EV

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  • budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    More broadly, “the only reason this is still an issue” is we have been dragging our feet on electrification in general. We have known for decades that gas and oil are finite and cause pollution but it’s always someone else’s problem until the prices inevitably go up.

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    • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Yup, renewable / EV (only really viable in the last half decade though) is my preferred solution too.

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  • Cypher@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sure, which EV will respect my privacy?

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    • No1@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Psssst. I have a secret to share with you.

      Modern ICE and hybrid cars don’t respect your privacy either. And neither does that phone you carry with you in your car.

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      • Cypher@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        It isn’t relevant that other cars also fail to respect privacy, and phones are even less relevant.

        Whataboutism isn’t going to get me to buy an EV that doesn’t respect my privacy.

        You can do what you want and I hope you get the results you deserve.

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