I got stuck driving through Time’s Square right before the Madison Square Garden rally and I saw way too goddamn many… Didn’t realize it was the rally until I got home, so I was very confused at the time.
IIRC Pushback against “Unsafe at any speed” was the literal origin of the conservative think tank as a political movement. I think Behind the Bastards did an episode on it or maybe Stuff you missed in history class?
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IIRC Pushback against “Unsafe at any speed” was the literal origin of the conservative think tank as a political movement. I think Behind the Bastards did an episode on it or maybe Stuff you missed in history class?
It’s because they’re offering easy answers to complicated problems. No one wants to listen to me explain for 45 minutes why something is an issue that dates back three decades and will probably require three more decades of fixing, they just want to feel good now.
I work best under stress, but working under stress too long makes me want to die. Wanting to die for too long makes me stressed… See how this spirals? But at least I’m good at getting work done.
It’s a book by Ralph Nader calling out unsafe vehicle design in the 70’s.