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Cake day: June 4th, 2026

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  • There are many reasons people choose not to vote and it’s not the one you gave. I’m very glad I don’t live in a place like Australia where I’m forced to vote for someone that doesn’t represent my values. By voting for a candidate I am saying that I endorse them and what they will do. I’m partly responsible for what happens if they’re elected. Usually no candidate on the ballot comes even close to meeting those criteria. And you might argue that’s not what voting for a candidate means. But that’s definitely how it’s received. Think about it: if you knew someone voted for Trump twice you’d immediately assume they’re hardcore MAGA. To you there’s only one acceptable answer, one acceptable opinion. Someday maybe you’ll realize the world is extremely complex, that you’ve been living in a bubble, that you meant well but were lied to. The lesser of two evils is still evil and does evil things. Voting becomes a lot harder when you own the consequences.






  • Currently it’s cheaper to road trip on gas than electric, mainly because NACS supercharging is so expensive, currently around $0.70/kWh for non-Teslas at superchargers. Once the CCS chargers start converting to NACS prices will hopefully fall due to competition. Also gas prices seemed destined to go up more and once they climb to the mid $5’s, electric pulls ahead again. An EV still makes sense overall because for most people most driving is not going to be road trips and so slightly higher costs for a road trip are going to be more than paid for due to local driving but unfortunately right now road trips are not a strength of EVs.