• jackal@infosec.pub
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    25 days ago

    “Hostile militaristic dictatorship” could be said of America with how it works today. China is technically a communist country but okay.

    BYD is objectively better at designing cars than Tesla. Give me a better fucking car and I’ll sign up. There aren’t good options for a person seeking a perfect brand. But fuck me for wanting a nicer car, I guess.

    • realitaetsverlust@piefed.zip
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      25 days ago

      China is technically a communist country but okay.

      Far from it tbh. It’s a one-party state ruled by a party that claims to be communist, but holds a monopoly on political power, controls the military and there are no free multi-party elections. It also is heavily market-oriented with a massive private sector and a stock market.

      It’s capitalist with a very authoritarian regime. It’s closer to fascism than communism.

    • Junkers_Klunker@feddit.dk
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      25 days ago

      China is only communist by name. They’re closer to state capitalism. But I do agree that BYD makes way better cars than Tesla, still doesn’t want one though. Chinese carmakers (and Tesla) wants everything done from the screen, and I hate that, give me some actual fucking tactile buttons and knobs.

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        25 days ago

        What is this touch nonsense going on? With most of the cars these days, not just mentioned ones. This is truly baffling. The only reason that I can think of is cheaper manufacturing 🤷