Your friend in the sky

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Cake day: February 5th, 2026

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  • Nailed it. I rode in one almost daily for the years I lived there, especially in Shenzhen. They felt cheap. Like most things over there (buildings, etc) they looked great from 100 ft back, but up close you could see all the flaws and cheap construction. The “made in China” stamp isn’t usually one associated with quality and BYD isn’t any different. That being said—I’d love for them to come to the US and steal Tesla’s market share. I absolutely loathe Tesla. As for the YouTubers, they are all paid shills. The amount of cheap bullshit YouTubers try to sell on a regular basis is staggering. That’s how they make their money. If you believed YouTubers every dumb product on earth would be “the best ever” or “epic” or “game changing” or whatever hyperbolic superlative.



  • Exactly. He is saying what the DNC doesn’t want him to say. Real progressive politics are winning and can win. It doesn’t have to be establishment-center-right Hillary Clinton pro-capital politics that the DNC pretends will “flip” Trump voters, while they continue to alienate progressive voters. The DNC can’t wait to blame progressives for dem losses just like they always do. The corporate overlords and neoliberal (economically) billionaires want the status quo, where the dollar rules all aspects of life, to stay the status quo. The reality is that progressive politics can win, but they don’t want that.




  • I lived in mainland China for a while (Shanghai and then Shenzhen), and honestly I wasn’t impressed with BYD. Felt like a discount Tesla. The name is stupid as hell too: “build your dreams.” It will definitely be popular with people looking for a cheap EV, which is a good thing, but I don’t think it’ll make that much of a dent in the mid-range and luxury markets. But arguably that probably shouldn’t be their target market. I’d love to see what happens if the US actually let them be sold.