boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoMercedes-Benz scales back electric ambitions as EV pessimism growsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square174fedilinkarrow-up1240arrow-down122
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minus-squaremsage@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down3·7 months agoYou missed the biggest flaw in all those arguments: “yet”. None of that stuff is required… yet. It will. As soon as the subscription model catches on, it will be required. Just look at: everywhere. How far did video streaming go from cable? Well, it’s not there… yet. But it’s going there. Don’t think for a second this time will be different.
minus-squarepartial_accumen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down13·7 months ago You missed the biggest flaw in all those arguments: “yet”. I’m not going to have “slippery slope” arguments today. If they do those things you’re claiming they will then, I’ll argue with you (perhaps on your side) if they do.
You missed the biggest flaw in all those arguments: “yet”.
None of that stuff is required… yet. It will. As soon as the subscription model catches on, it will be required.
Just look at: everywhere. How far did video streaming go from cable? Well, it’s not there… yet. But it’s going there.
Don’t think for a second this time will be different.
I’m not going to have “slippery slope” arguments today. If they do those things you’re claiming they will then, I’ll argue with you (perhaps on your side) if they do.