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minus-squarefrankPodmore@slrpnk.netMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoCan you imagine explaining this to people in a few decades? ‘People were opposed to electric cars back in the old days.’ ‘Oh, that’s weird. Were petrol cars cheaper?’ ‘Nope’. ‘Were they… cleaner?’ ‘No, no. They made the air poisonous, actually.’ ‘Even for the people driving them?’ ‘Especially for the people driving them!’ ‘Oh, so petrol engines must’ve been more efficient.’ ‘Ha ha, oh God, no.’ ‘???’
Can you imagine explaining this to people in a few decades?
‘People were opposed to electric cars back in the old days.’
‘Oh, that’s weird. Were petrol cars cheaper?’
‘Nope’.
‘Were they… cleaner?’
‘No, no. They made the air poisonous, actually.’
‘Even for the people driving them?’
‘Especially for the people driving them!’
‘Oh, so petrol engines must’ve been more efficient.’
‘Ha ha, oh God, no.’
‘???’