I think I hate this website. A third of the randos on here are the rudest fuckers without reading comprehension I’ve come across in ages, and I work as a trans woman in an almost entirely male industry.
If it helps any: I first heard of you through various podcasts, which led me to following you here and then actively reading your articles. Your Kia review today led me to your used Camry story, and that stuck with me all morning.
It’s a long winded way of giving appreciation—thank you
Can also say i heard of you first from podcasts (i think the oldsmobile diesel episode of WTYP?) and then found writings, and your bluesky and have enjoyed every bit of it.
And as aside: I'm endlessly satisfied that kia hasn't moved to digital-everything interiors like tesla and mercedes EQE stuff.
There do seem to be an AWFUL lot of people determined to only ever fixate on everything from terrible to imperfect, and never to understand that things are complicated and people are human.
For the record though, I and a lot of us would like you to stick around. There are reasons even I, a cis/het white dude, avoid "reading the comments" as much as I can. 'Cause I know how dumbass comments and replies can bring me down, even if most have been positive.
Fr I understand people want radical solutions and the times we live in do pretty much demand it, but that extreme pessimism and letting demanding perfection impede imperfect but real progress just equals out to Bad, Actually
Yes, and the reward structure of social media makes far too many people approach communication like it’s the freaking Thunderdome. No give and take, just domination.
Like the thing is I make it through 90% of my days without hope. This article represents that 10% where I try to remain optimistic, which is I think why I get so upset about it lol
I'm really chuffed that the EV9 is available in the States, it's a great car! We very nearly bought one here in Aotearoa NZ, but the price was a bit too much here, so we gave up on the third row and went Skoda Enyaq. Love it. EVs can be utterly delightful without being ego-machines, thank god!
Absolutely understand. Having someone piss all over something you spent effort and energy to create feels awful.
And that’s the point, I think. We live in a world where power and control is held by so few, that people go online just to get a taste of it. And being an asshole IS power in a sense.
Idk, i briefly went back to Twitter and found it has devolved, with some open hostility between Car Twitter folks I’ve followed for a long time. Otherwise, there’s the obvious elephant in the room that is the current ownership, using the platform as a bullhorn for all things vile.
That is a crazy sentence to see and makes me wonder wtf kind of circles your posts end up on
But I’ve absolutely seen some unhinged twitter level shit here, just not in my mentions yet
Ooof, it's really that bad? That's fucking grim. Totally understand if you do decide to bail - is there a good feed elsewhere to follow your work? (I unfortunately can't bring myself to go back on Twitter, though I suppose WTYP episodes aren't the worst way to keep up...)
