Wait. the main mechanism of concerns from microplastics is the body is from leaching of toxic chemicals once in the body. Wouldn't boiling increase the leaching of the chemicals into the water up front?
Wouldn't a GPT-5 or 6 level AI be even better than agile? A new feature can be digested by AI as part of the new complete set of requirements and the AI can then refactor the entire codebase for each new feature. It can also generate all the net new test cases to add to ensure that there is no regression.
BYD's volume comes from selling tons of the lower end. My explanation above is why Tesla (Elon) didn't think he needed a compact car. So BYD is killing with compact cars because Tesla does not have one and won't for at least two years.
It's not so much most regular people would do rideshare that much. It's more that every new Tesla sold after L4 was achieved would be bought by small biz folks, Uber, etc. specifically to use for rideshare and would pay a premium for both the car and for FSD software.
A couple of main issues. In the US. Company EVs are currently not possible because they would be too expensive. The 7.5k IRA discount only applies if car and battery are manufactured in the USA. Tesla/panasonic is the only large scale battery manufacturer in the US and capacity is tapped out for existing models. Tesla would need to 4x this capacity to sell compact in the US with sufficient volume/margin. Tesla’s Mexico plant will achieve volume production at start of 2026. Second issue Elon messed up. Elon assumed that he would be able to either scale 4680 battery production a lot faster OR FSD would have achieved L4 autonomy by now which would unlock 3x utility of existing fleet via owners lending their car to rideshare when not in personal use. If this happened the need for a compact vehicle would be in theory greatly lessened. Neither happened and Elon has no backup plan. Hence why he is 2-3 years behind BYD in developing a compact EV.
The attitude probably reflects decades of effective messaging by big corporations to paint gov as inefficient and corporations as the only solution to problems.
There are plenty of middle ground approaches - one possible one: App default would be restricted time use. To get unrestrxistricted use you use a driver's license to authenticate birthdate only with OS. Mobile OS only confirming with app that user is above age requirement (does not share birthdate). App can only query if user is above 18yrs and nothing else. Easy peasy.
I used to want no govt intrusion for this. Then I understood how there are teams of PHDs tweaking feed to maximize addition at each social network. I think there could be even limits, or some sort of tax on gen pop.