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  • Seems like there are a number of issues with this.

    1. Not defining “reliability challenge” in a meaningful way. (How many of these are problems that are expensive or time-consuming to repair? How expensive and how time-consuming? Are these problems that prevent the car from driving safely, or are they inconveniences that can be put off?)

    2. Not controlling for manufacturer. (Toyota has long-been regarded as a reliable manufacturer, but they make 2 plug-in hybrids and 1 EV, all of which are new this year. Meanwhile, they offer about a dozen different traditional hybrids. I can believe that the Tesla Model 3 is less reliable than the Toyota Camry, but is a full-electric Hyundai Ioniq less reliable than a Hyundai Sonata?)

    3. Including plug-in hybrids and full electric vehicles as one category. (Plug-in hybrids combine the old breakable parts such as transmissions with the new breakable parts such as lithium batteries. This is the trade-off that buyers make to get the efficiency of an electric vehicle at short ranges and the convenience of an ICE at long ranges.)












  • Nintendo’s exclusives are where the Switch really shines. Unfortunately, they’re expensive. I’ll echo the DekuDeals recommendation for finding sales.

    Other Nintendo titles that are worthwhile, aside from the obvious Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom and depending on your tastes:

    • Super Mario Odyssey
    • Mario Kart 8
    • Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
    • Animal Crossing New Horizons
    • Splatoon 3 (2 is good too, but 3 is an improvement and more active)
    • Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze
    • Pikmin (the whole series)
    • Metroid Dread
    • Metroid Prime Remastered
    • Fire Emblem Three Houses
    • Pokemon Legends Arceus

    There are also tons of great indie games that play well on Switch (especially handheld):

    • Hades
    • Dead Cells
    • Hollow Knight
    • Slay the Spire
    • Into the Breach
    • Shovel Knight


  • To my knowledge, Reddit is owned by private companies and investors. Blackrock and Vanguard have no ownership stake, or a very small and very indirect ownership stake.

    For what it’s worth, a significant percentage of every (reasonably liquid) public company on Earth is owned by Vanguard and Blackrock, because those companies manage trillions of dollars in assets (many of which are middle-class people’s retirement investments). They aren’t a conspiracy. They’re asset managers, and mostly passive managers at that.



  • I’m extrinsically motivated, but my definition of “extrinsic” is pretty loose. I’ll do things that aren’t necessary to beat the game (I don’t even need the game to be “beatable”). As long as I’m finishing something and getting a reward for it, I’m content.

    I’m having a great time doing side content in Tears of the Kingdom: completing as many shrines and side quests as I can, hoarding materials for armor upgrades, etc. Those are optional objectives that you can truly complete. However, I don’t spend much time experimenting with Ultrahand.

    Similarly in Minecraft, I liked accumulating resources in survival mode, but I bounced off of creative mode.

    EDIT: apparently my Lemmy app went haywire and posted this about 8 times. Very sorry.